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Supporting those with COPD and other respiratory diseases

It is estimated that over 3 million people in the UK are living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other related respiratory disease but of those only approximately 835,000 have been diagnosed and are being treated. With better awareness, and clearer pathways to treatment, there will be implications for workforce planning, and commissioning of respiratory care services.

Case Study – South East London Commissioning Strategy Programme Office

Harnessing the full potential of Healthcare Assistants across South East London to support Practice nurses and improve workforce utilisation

Case Study – South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group

Clinical Commissioning Groups collaborate to improve End of Life Care (EoLC) provision, to support the national Department of Health End of Life Care Strategy

Case Study – University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

NHS Trust develops Enhanced Nursing Assistant role impacting Dementia Care to help raise the standards of care and improve patient experiences

Case Study – Department of Health Pilot Project

Improving service delivery in school health services for vulnerable children and their families, working with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Case Study – Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Emergency care reform in Northern Ireland improves patient access to health services and reduces waiting times

Case Study – Berkshire CHD Collaborative across NHS Trusts

Angina patient pathway reviewed using Coronary Heart Disease Competence Framework, working across NHS Trusts to improve patient outcomes and careers

Case Study – Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Improved care for women and babies with Obstetric Theatre Maternity Support Worker development releases time to care for Midwives

Case Study – Productive Workforce Utilisation at Whittington Health NHS Trust

Improved workforce utilisation and enhanced patient care by using competence-based roles to modernise services and develop staff skills

Case Study – Whittington Health NHS Trust

Enhancing elderly care using Skills for Health competences for Therapy Assistant roles, and providing staff with tailored learning and development programme

Case Study – University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Breast Screening Unit improves service delivery with the development of two new practitioner roles saving up to 1,400 patients a year