March 2011
The COPD service provided by Southend University Hospital, NHS South East Essex, practice-based commissioning groups, Breathe Easy, University of Essex and East of England Ambulance Service was highly commended in the Health and Social Care Awards, East of England in 2010. To read the team's submission go here. For their new commissioning case for a community respiratory service, go here.
January 2010
NHS Evidence examples of changes to increase quality and productivity see here.
December 2009
Both the award winner of 2009 IMPRESS Awards Displaying Innovation in Integrated Primary and Secondary Respiratory Care and the Special Commendation focused on COPD care pathways.
The 2009 IMPRESS Award was presented at the 2009 BTS Winter Meeting:
2009 Award Winners
COPD Patient Pathway Project
Guy’s and St Thomas’ & Kings Charities
Guy’s and St Thomas’ and Kings College NHS Foundation Trusts
Lambeth & Southwark Primary Care Trusts
2009 Special Commendation
The South East Essex Model for Integrated COPD Care
Southend University Hospital
South East Essex PCT
Audley Mills Surgery
School of Health and Human Sciences, University of Essex
Southend Breathe Easy
July 2009
The IMPRESS Award 2009 Special COmmendation, NHS South East Essex, with their practice-based commissioners, were also commended by NHS East of England Medical Director for their clinicially-led commissioning of improved COPD care. The service includes:
- district-wide database of COPD patients
- a new certificate in respiratory medicine set up jointly by the University of Essex, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and NHS South East Essex to support improved case-finding and care by hospital and community teams
- community clinics supported by specialists
- expansion of the pulmonary rehabilitation service into community settings.
Click here for the press release that summarises the programme.
June 2009
The winners of GP Magazine Innovative Clinical Care Enterprise Award are Drs Robin Carr and Richard More, of Avanaula for their community COPD services in Somerset. Click here for a summary in GP Magazine. Dr Carr told IMPRESS "If there is a lesson that we have observed through this journey it is that COPD is an illness that requires the coordination and cooperation of all healthcare personnel each fulfilling their individual roles. There are many opportunities for patients to “drop through the cracks” and managing the interfaces and communication is essential."
2008
The 2008 IMPRESS Award
The 2008 IMPRESS Award was presented at the 2008 BTS Winter Meeting:
2008 Award Winners
Salford’s Integrated COPD Service
Salford PCT
Salford Royal Foundation Trust
2008 Special Commendation
Patient Focused Integrated Respiratory Care
Solihull Care Trust
Solihull Hospital, Heart of England Acute Trust
The winner of the British Thoracic Society Silver Jubilee Award* (Dec 2007) for innovation in the delivery of care closer to the patient was the COPD Services, Nottinghamshire County Teaching PCT and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Special commendation: Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust and Surrey PCT North West Locality
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* The Silver Jubilee awards celebrate the excellent teamwork which is at the heart of high quality service delivery as well as the commitment to the highest standards of respiratory healthcare in seven categories. For a full list see the British Thoracic Society web page here.