Respiratory services

Practice location:

• St Anne’s Group Practice, Herne Bay.

Interesting facts:

• Set up the east Kent respiratory community as a collaborative project with the University of Kent and Glaxo Smith Kline
• Worked on the C4 urgent care proposals for COPD through involvement across east Kent, which resulted in healthcare professionals from all levels of care being brought together to review standards.

First year key priorities:

• Developing the eastern and coastal Kent respiratory community to start providing and discussing commissioning ideas
• Preparing eastern and coastal Kent for the National Clinical Standards on COPD
• Ensuring practice nurses receive good quality training to form a major part of the respiratory care workforce
• Sleep disorder referrals – how to deal with increased numbers.

How you can be involved:

• Initially, would invite all GPs to contact their local PBC cluster who will pass on concerns and suggestions.

In partnership with:

• Amanda Barnard, Lead Commissioner
  Tel: 01233 658468.