Introducing the national COPD resources and outcomes project

We report baseline data on the organisation of COPD care in UK NHS hospitals participating in the National COPD Resources and Outcomes Project (NCROP). We undertook an initial survey of participating hospitals in 2007, looking at organisation and performance indicators in relation to general aspects...

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Published in:BMC health services research 2009-09, Vol.9 (1), p.173-173, Article 173
Main Authors: Stone, Robert A, Harrison, Brian D W, Lowe, Derek, Buckingham, Rhona J, Pursey, Nancy A, Hosker, Harold S R, Potter, Jonathan M, Roberts, C Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Conferences, meetings and seminars
Hospitals - standards
Humans
Lung diseases, Obstructive
Medical societies
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Patients
Pilot Projects
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy
Quality Indicators, Health Care
State Medicine
Surveys
United Kingdom
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Summary:We report baseline data on the organisation of COPD care in UK NHS hospitals participating in the National COPD Resources and Outcomes Project (NCROP). We undertook an initial survey of participating hospitals in 2007, looking at organisation and performance indicators in relation to general aspects of care, provision of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), pulmonary rehabilitation, early discharge schemes, and oxygen. We compare, where possible, against the national 2003 audit. 100 hospitals participated. These were typically larger sized Units. Many aspects of COPD care had improved since 2003. Areas for further improvement include organisation of acute care, staff training, end-of-life care, organisation of oxygen services and continuation of pulmonary rehabilitation. positive change occurs over time and repeated audit seems to deliver some improvement in services. It is necessary to assess interventions such as the Peer Review used in the NCROP to achieve more comprehensive and rapid change.
ISSN:1472-6963
1472-6963
DOI:10.1186/1472-6963-9-173