Document type: Patient information
Place: Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB
Output type: Clinical Pathways

COVID-19 Respiratory Disease Update

This is an update from the Clinical Policy Unit

As many colleagues up and down the country deal with this, we would like to bring to your attention the recently published guidance for colleagues in secondary care, with specific guidance around managing respiratory patients.

We would also like to bring to your attention the various resources now available for managing respiratory disease:

Resources Available for HealthCare Professionals
University Hospital Leicester NHS Trust – Space for COPD	www.spaceforcopd.co.uk
British Thoracic Society	www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/about-us/covid-19-information-for-the-respiratory-community/
Respiratory education from Gloucestershire	www.nhsglos.com/nlms/Respiratory/RespCareShell.html
Breathe Study	www.breathestudy.co.uk

Resources Available to Patients
COPD/ Emphysema/ Bronchitis
British Lung Foundation – Coronavirus advice for people living with COPD	https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/coronavirus
Guide to COPD – for more information for patients about living with their condition	https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/copd
Peer Support options for people with COPD over the phone	https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/copd
COPD local support groups - which offer people living with COPD a chance to meet and share experiences with others.	https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/copd
NHS apps library	my mhealth: myCOPD free in certain areas nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd/
Asthma
British Lung Foundation – Coronavirus advice for people living with asthma	https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/coronavirus
Guide to asthma – for more information for patients about living with their condition	https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/asthma
Peer Support options for people with asthma over the phone	https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/asthma
Asthma local support groups - which offer people living with asthma a chance to meet and share experiences with others.	https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/asthma
NHS apps library	https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/searchapps/?query=asthma

We also understand that colleagues in the British Thoracic Society and British Lung Foundation are currently accumulating all virtual ways of delivering pulmonary rehab to be posted on a single site. If you would be interested in sharing some learning, please email and we will ensure that contact is made with both organisations respectively.

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