Improving antibiotic prescribing practice in a respiratory ward

"This project aims to improve compliance with documentation of indication and duration of antibiotic use in line with our local antibiotic prescribing guidelines. Post-intervention results were encouraging with compliance rates increasing from 24% to 94% for indication, and from 39% to 71% for duration."

Antimicrobial stewardship: Improving antibiotic prescribing practice in a respiratory ward
JM Yeo
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2016;5: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u206491.w3570

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Development and evaluation of a community respiratory physiotherapy service for children with severe neurodisability

"This small study suggests that a community respiratory physiotherapy service can reduce hospital admissions and bed days for disabled children. The admissions cost savings have enabled the service to "pay for itself"."

Development and evaluation of a community respiratory physiotherapy service for children with severe neurodisability
A Wolff, H Griffin, M Flanigan, S Everest, D Thomas, W Whitehouse
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208552.w3411

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Self-management support interventions to reduce health care utilisation without compromising outcomes

"Self-management support interventions can reduce health service utilization without compromising patient health outcomes, although effects were generally small, and the evidence was strongest in respiratory and cardiovascular disorders. Further work is needed to determine which components of self-management support are most effective."

Self-management support interventions to reduce health care utilisation without compromising outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
M Panagioti et al.
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:356

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Report on inquiry into respiratory deaths

"Strategic and effective investment has the power to bring not only significant savings to the NHS, but improvements in patients’ quality of life and a significant reduction in deaths from respiratory disease."

Report on inquiry into respiratory deaths
APPG on Respiratory Health
June 2014

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