Health Awareness
Respiratory Health Q4 2020
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More use of spacers could improve outcomes
Inhaler technique is more important now than ever, but when good technique cannot be confirmed. Could more use of spacers improve outcomes? Controlling chronic respiratory diseases has never been more important. The COVID-19 pandemic and the winter cold and flu season is here. Therefore, it is even more vital that people with respiratory diseases such...
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Prioritising air pollution in the COVID-19 response and recovery
Lockdown gave us all a glimpse of what it is like to breathe clean air and for many, including people with COPD, the experience was temporarily life-enhancing. During the first national lockdown we were all given a glimpse of what a future with clean air could look and feel like. As widespread travel restrictions came...
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The role of nutrition in people with COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition where the airways have become narrow, making it hard to get air in and out of the lungs. People with COPD are at particular risk of undernutrition (malnutrition). This can develop over several years or might occur following a flare up of symptoms. Factors impacting dietary...
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Prevent the crash: the importance of detecting lung cancer early
In a world where tiredness comes as standard, weight loss is welcomed and a cough is COVID-19, how do we diagnose lung cancer earlier? With a disease as serious as lung cancer, you would expect symptoms to match the severity. You would expect a clear or obvious warning light – gasping for breath, a violent...
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Cutting the toll of COPD with a new way forward
New Patient Charter outlines action needed to tackle COPD, the Cinderella disease that claims 30,000 lives a year.1 COPD is the fifth leading cause of death in the UK, causing 30,000 deaths every year.1 More needs to be done to increase awareness. Why is reform needed? “In the 20 years since I became interested in...
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Clean air is essential for respiratory health
Focusing on reducing the environmental impact of respiratory healthcare is a priority we cannot ignore. In 2020, the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) launched the Greener Respiratory Healthcare Initiative. Healthcare accounts for 4% of carbon emissions in England and minimising the environmental impact of healthcare in general is a key goal for the NHS1. Environmental...
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A COPD diagnosis is life changing
There are 1.2 million people living with diagnosed COPD in the UK, with many more estimated to be waiting for a diagnosis. We need to address this, now. If you ask the average person in the street what COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is, or how life limiting it is, they won’t have a clue....
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Identifying those at risk of COPD
By studying the very early stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers across the UK are hoping to be able to identify those at risk of developing the condition, which affects three million people in the UK. The British Lung Foundation Early COPD Cohort is a group of young adult smokers between the ages...
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How toolkits and technology can benefit the patient journey
Finding solutions to support patients, doctors and nurses through COVID-19 and beyond. By exploring innovative healthcare technology to help identify, prioritise and prepare patients for review, GSK want to support the NHS to address the backlog of respiratory patients caused by the challenges of the pandemic. Identifying the challenges and opportunities During the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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“Cancer is just part of my life now”
Doreen shares her story of her lung cancer diagnosis and why she is taking it in her stride. Five years ago, I went to see my GP about a cough I’d been living with for over 12 months. There didn’t seem to be anything wrong, but I was referred to a chest specialist anyway –...
