Quality statement 4 | Patients with bronchiectasis and three or more exacerbations per year should be considered for long-term antibiotic treatment. |
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Description of what the quality statement means for each audience | Service providers ensure systems are in place for recording exacerbation number and consideration of long-term antibiotic treatment. Healthcare professionals ensure that a record of the number of exacerbations per year in patients with bronchiectasis is made and that consideration of long-term antibiotic treatment is recorded in those with three or more exacerbations per year. Commissioners ensure that appropriate services are available to enable consideration of long-term antibiotic treatment. People with a diagnosis of bronchiectasis and three or more exacerbations per year are considered for long-term antibiotic treatment. |
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