Why has such an inadequate and underfunded contract been imposed on general practice this year? Here are 6 potential reasons ockham.healthcare/why/

Rewarding staff for effort is one thing but this is a really terrible way to allocate capital. They wouldn't have to do it if they hadn't rationed capital in the first place. It also seems to assume the problem is a lack of effort - this has to be wrong.

Every winter we see our services at breaking point due to illnesses caused by viruses such as RSV. An RSV vaccination programme could be transformative.

We need your help to persuade the UK Government to make this a reality.

Sign our open letter today! rcpch.eaction.org.uk/RSV

A recently published article is a call to action to change asthma management in the UK to reduce the risk of severe attacks.

Read 'a simple and effective evidence-based approach to asthma management: ICS-formoterol reliever therapy' online now ➡️ ow.ly/fFnl50QvmQ0

#Asthma

A simple and effective evidence-based approach to asthma management: ICS-formoterol reliever therapy British Thoracic Society (BTS) BTS 💙 PCRS NPRANG RCPCH ARNS 💙 RCGP WeNurses 💙 bjgp.org/content/74/739…

Of course, and a good time to re-share the excellent talk for GPs you gave youtu.be/qsA455HYOg4

ICS-formoterol as needed reduces the risk of severe #asthma attacks when compared with the use of a SABA reliever, across the spectrum of asthma severity

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Important change in care of many people with asthma

Time to change #asthma management in the UK and end the morbidity and mortality risks associated with excessive use of short-acting β2-agonist bronchodilators. Our call for action is published today:  please share- PCRS American Thoracic Society (ATS) @ipcrg ERS British Thoracic Society (BTS)…

What should research into breathlessness prioritise?

Asthma + Lung UK is conducting a research priority-setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance.

Fill out the survey and share your thoughts on the next steps research should take 📝 ow.ly/qqct50Qhi0p

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Important change in care of many people with asthma

As Sarah Woolnough says in The Guardian and elsewhere: To end this cycle of poor performance, the government must make long-term decisions to make health & care a more attractive career, bolster out-of-hospital care such & help people live healthier lives

theguardian.com/society/2024/j…

My new year blog explores the year ahead in health and care. Summary: millions are struggling to access the care they need & workforce tired & depleted, but reasons for optimism too. Much consensus about need to move more care to community, tackle social
kingsfund.org.uk/blog/2024/01/c…

Darn! I forgot to celebrate the anniversary of the Greatest Tweet ever Tweeted, but in that space between the birth of the baby in the stable and the three wise guys arriving we should install an annual commemoration of this climate/feminist wisecrack heard around the world.

The primary results of the Harmonie trial of niservimab for prevention of RSV in infants are now out in NEJM

Reduced RSV hospitalisation by 83%

Reduced ALL CAUSE LRTI hospitalisation by 58%

Thank you to all the parents and babies who participated

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Happy holidays from the actor Hugh Dennis! 🎄
Our website has lots of helpful information, which can help you stay well over the holidays. However, if you find yourself unwell over the Christmas period, please speak to your GP in the first instance. bit.ly/3NxEXmS

Passionate about improving outcomes for patients with respiratory disease? 🫁

Come and join the National Respiratory Audit Programme team National Respiratory Audit Programme

Clinical fellow vacancies here:
jobs.rcplondon.ac.uk/VacancyDetails…

Do you have experience of leading Healthcare Improvement projects? Do you want to drive improvements in Respiratory outcomes nationally? Come and join us at National Respiratory Audit Programme - apply for the new National HI lead role- hosted by the Royal College of Physicians jobs.rcplondon.ac.uk/VacancyDetails…

Spoiler - govt choices since 2010 on NHS funding and how it should be used. Predictable outcome that was predicted and could have been avoided if political leaders had intervened on NHS, social care and public health. Too much focus on hospitals + neglect of community services

Another warning of the danger to the NHS emergency services over the coming weeks.

open.substack.com/pub/paulmainwo…