Respiratory

Our Respiratory Specialty Delivery Group (SDG) includes nominated multidisciplinary representation from all NHS Boards providing respiratory services in Scotland.

Processes 

We will be working with NHS Boards to embed Active Clinical Referral Triage and Discharge Patient Initiated Review within Respiratory services to ensure this patient centred approach is available wherever appropriate. 

Pathways 

The Respiratory SDG is currently developing the following pathways: 

• Chronic cough 
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Interstitial lung disease 

Published Pathways

Workforce 

The Advanced Practice Physiotherapy Subgroup is currently developing a knowledge and skills framework for Advanced Practice Physiotherapy in Respiratory and looking for opportunities to capture and share the impact of advanced practice physiotherapist within the respiratory speciality. 

Innovation 

The multi-professional Sleep Apnoea Improvement Group is working with the ANIA team to develop the Value Case for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS) Wearable Devices.

Measurement 

The SDG continues to develop measurement to ensure the programmes detailed above have the desired benefits for our patients.

This includes data captured as part of the CfSD Heatmaps to support implementation of processes such as Active Clinical Referral Triage and Discharge Patient Initiated Review and increased use of the CfSD Heatmap data collection.