Introduction

In southern Derbyshire there are currently around 10,000 people diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 33,000 people diagnosed with asthma. In 2016/17 there were 1,093 patients admitted with COPD, 651 for asthma and 3,125 for pneumonia. There is a lack of holistic care with patients often reporting they feel they are seen as a health condition and not as a person. We know that information and education about the conditions is limited and patients tell us that services could be better.

We are proposing a new service that will:

  • Identify people ‘at risk’ of getting a respiratory disease and provide them with the appropriate diagnostic tests much sooner.
  • Provide patient and carer information and education at diagnosis.
  • Ensure people will be seen by a health professional with specialist knowledge and skills after being diagnosed with a condition.
  • Ensure respiratory related training will be provided for health care professionals to increase knowledge and skills.
  • Ensure Health professionals with specialist skills and knowledge will support patients much sooner rather than wait for them to reach crisis point.
  • Ensure that there will be a standardised care plan that addresses holistic and medical needs.
  • Ensure more people will be able to access Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
  • Ensure more information will be shared about other lifestyle options available e.g. support groups, walking groups.
  • Work towards care becoming more proactive rather than reactive with a focus on prevention at every stage of a patients journey. 
You can read more about how we are proposing to change services here: http://www.southernderbyshireccg.nhs.uk/have-your-say/consultations/

Having read the information about how we want to develop services for the future, we would like to hear your views.

Closing date for survey: 5 August 2017
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