The Cannock Chase and Stafford & Surrounds Clinical Commissioning Groups are launching a trial service that will see a hospital-based consultant move their outpatient clinics into the community alongside specialist respiratory nurses. The new community service will help those with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – the symptoms of which can include severe breathlessness, persistent coughs and episodes of frequent chest infections. It is estimated that around three million people suffer from COPD across the UK, mostly aged over 50.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 07:32:22 +0000
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