Referral criteria

To download BTS statement on criteria for specialist referral, admission, discharge and follow-up for adults with respiratory disease 
Thorax 2008;63(Suppl I):i1–i16. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087627

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We also thought it would be helpful to recommend the content of a referral letter from primary to secondary care.  You may wish to amend this document as the basis for a local agreement.

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Assessing patients' knowledge of their COPD

We draw your attention to the Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire (BCKQ): testing what we teach patients about COPD. Chron Respir Dis 2006; 3; 123.  DOI: 10.1191/1479972306cd117oa. There is no licence fee for its use and Dr Roger White has given consent for it  be reproduced and used as needed for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge the authors.

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