The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Home Oxygen Guideline provides detailed evidence-
based guidance for the use of home oxygen for patients out of hospital. Although the …

Abstract The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for Bronchiectasis in adults were
published in January 2019, and comprise recommendations for treatment from primary to …

Introduction The purpose of the quality standards document is to provide healthcare
professionals, commissioners, service providers and patients with a guide to standards of …

The ability to provide oxygen in a patient's home can offer enormous benefits, including
improvements in life expectancy when given in the appropriate setting. Confusingly …

Bronchiectasis is a long-term respiratory disease in which there is permanent bronchial
dilatation, and it is associated with recurrent cough, sputum production and respiratory tract …

This chapter addresses the fundamental nursing in managing breathlessness. Every nurse
should possess the knowledge and skills to assess patients holistically, to select and …

Gerald is a 74-year-old retired joiner with COPD, ischaemic heart disease, osteoarthritis and
diverticular disease. He is a widower who lives alone on the third floor of a 1950s block in a …

This chapter is concerned with the end of life care of patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). It begins by reviewing the burden that a diagnosis of COPD …

The need to review inhaler technique Page 1 540 Practice Nursing 2008, Vol 19, No 11
Respiratory disease was estimated to cost the NHS about £6 billion in 2006 and is the most …

“Initially it took me around five hours in total to get the process up and running and now I just
spend 10 minutes a week having an update with the smoking cessation provider. Promoting …