Designing and commissioning services for children and young people with asthma

"Delivering excellent child-centred services requires co-operation and partnership between clinicians, children’s professionals in health and education, strategic leaders in local services and children, young people and families."

Designing and commissioning services for children and young people with asthma: a good practice guide
Primary Care Commissioning
August 2013

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Guide to performing quality assured diagnostic spirometry

"This step by step guide shows how high quality diagnostic spirometry can be delivered in primary care and elsewhere. It provides a clear outline covering operator competency, calibration and cleaning, preparation of the patient, operation of the equipment, interpretation of results and quality assurance."

A guide to performing quality assured diagnostic spirometry
Primary Care Commissioning
April 2013

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NICE Quality Standard: asthma

"This quality standard covers the diagnosis and treatment of asthma in adults, young people and children aged 12 months and older."

QS25 Asthma
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
February 2013

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Designing and commissioning services for adults with asthma

"This good practice guide outlines the case for improving outcomes for people with asthma and what the elements of a good service look like."

Designing and commissioning services for adults with asthma: a good practice guide
Primary Care Commissioning
September 2012

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An outcomes strategy for COPD and asthma

"The Outcomes Strategy for COPD and Asthma showed the Government’s commitment to improving services for people with respiratory disease, as well as providing high-quality care that is safe, effective and responsive to the needs of individuals in streamlined services delivered closer to home.
This NHS Companion Document is a key part of the suite of tools and resources planned to help support different parts of the system implement the Outcomes Strategy."

An outcomes strategy for COPD and asthma: NHS companion document
Department of Health
May 2012

Read the outcomes strategy here and the companion document here.