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Friday, 03 September 2010
Good Clinical Practice

A Guide to Coding of Respiratory Care
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Horizons in Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, London
The latest volume of the Horizon in Medicine series contains an article based on the Linacre Lecture by Helen McShane on a new vaccine for tuberculosis, and is available on the RCP London website at: http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/pubs/brochure.aspx?e=269

The IMPRESS Awards and the BTS Silver Jubilee Awards
Further details of the IMPRESS awards and the BTS Silver Jubilee awards can be accessed here.

The National COPD Resources and Outcomes Project NCROP
NCROP is a three year study that aims to improve NHS services for people affect by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is funded by the Health Foundation and is being carried out by a partnership between the Royal College of Physicians of London, the British Thoracic Society and the British Lung Foundation.
www.rcplondon.ac.uk/college/ceeu_copd_home.htm

The BTS Peer Review Scheme identified good clinical practice and/or unique approaches during recent visits.
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BTS statement on criteria for specialist referral, admission, discharge and follow-up for adults with respiratory disease 
Thorax 2008;63(Suppl I):i1–i16. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087627
Download the Statement here

NICE guideline on Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory tract infections: Prescribing of antibiotics for self-limiting respiratory tract infections in adults and children in primary care.  This guideline is available from the NICE website and can be accessed here.

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