Attached below are a selection of resources to support you through your project.

Related Resources

BTS Guideline on Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Adults

British Thoracic Society Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guideline Group

Patient leaflet: National Exercise Referral Scheme

The National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS) is a Welsh Government (WG) funded scheme which has been in development since 2006 to standardise exercise referral opportunities across all local authorities and Local Health Boards in Wales.

QI Project Printable Instructions

NACAP Clinical Audit Report – Wales Primary Care

COPD Exercise Handbook (British Lung Foundation)

COPDhub: Email template

Here is a template email for you to send out to your COPD patients. Simply amend the text as necessary and send out to your patients!

COPDhub: Letter template

Simply use this template and modify it as needed to send out to patients on your COPD register.

Phone consultation guidance: To promote the Healthhub apps

3 steps informing you how best to recommend the Healthhub apps to patients during phone consultations:

Leaflet: The NHS Wales Respiratory Apps for patients (English and Welsh)

A leaflet to print out to help promote the Respiratory apps in your practice.

Poster: The NHS Wales Respiratory Apps for patients (English and Welsh)

A poster to print out to help promote the Respiratory apps in your practice.

Recommended Read and SNOMED codes

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