Implementation of a primary care asthma management quality improvement programme across 68 general practice sites.

ABSTRACT: Despite national and international guidelines, asthma is frequently misdiagnosed, control is poor and unnecessary deaths are far too common. Large scale asthma management programme such as that undertaken in Finland, can improve asthma outcomes. A primary care asthma management quality improvement programme was developed with the support of the British Lung Foundation (now Asthma + Lung UK) and Optimum Patient Care (OPC) Limited. It was delivered and cascaded to all relevant staff at participating practices in three Clinical Commissioning Groups. The programme focussed on improving diagnostic accuracy, management of risk and control, patient self-management and overall asthma control. Patient data were extracted by OPC for the 12 months before (baseline) and after (outcome) the interventio

SUBMITTER: Gilchrist FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10182354 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature