Respiratory conditions - quality prescribing strategy: improvement guide 2024 to 2027

Respiratory conditions are a major contributor to ill health, disability, and premature death – the most common conditions being asthma and COPD. This quality prescribing guide is designed to ensure people with respiratory conditions are at the centre of their treatment.


Acknowledgements

Chairpersons

David Anderson - Respiratory Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Tom Fardon - Respiratory Consultant, NHS Tayside

Deputy Chairperson

Alpana Mair - Head of Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scottish Government

Working Group Members

Allan White - Respiratory Advisor, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland

Alpana Mair - Head of Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scottish Government

Andrew Jack - Patient expert with lived experience

Ann Wales - Programme Lead, Knowledge and Decision Support, Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre

Beth Crozier - Senior Policy Officer, Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scottish Government

Bryony Murray - Senior Policy Officer, Respiratory and Diabetes, Scottish Government

Caitlin Frickleton - Policy Manager, Diabetes and Respiratory, Scottish Government

Catriona Wheelan - Pharmacist - Secondary Care, NHS Highland

David Anderson - Respiratory Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Elizabeth Daniel - Prescribing Respiratory Physiotherapist, NHS Lothian

Emily Kennedy - Clinical Pharmacist, Respiratory and Sustainability Lead, Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scottish Government

Euan Reid - Lead Pharmacist - Primary Care, NHS Forth Valley and Scottish Practice Pharmacy & Prescribing Advisers representative

Jacqueline Davidson - Respiratory Specialist Nurse, Secondary Care, NHS Lanarkshire

Joseph Carter - Head of Devolved Nations, Asthma and Lung UK

Julie Lennon - GP Practice Nurse (ANP), NHS Highland and NES Nurse Adviser

Iain Wilson - GP Clinical Lead, Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scottish Government

Karen Vint - Clinical Pharmacist, Respiratory and Sustainability, Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scottish Government

Katie Johnston - Lead Respiratory Pharmacist, Primary Care, NHS Lothian

Katrina McCormick - Professional Engagement, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland

Kris McLaughlin - GP, NHS Grampian

Laura Groom - Prescribing Respiratory Physiotherapist, NHS Lothian

Laura Wilson - Policy and Practice Lead, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Lesley Rose - Clinical Pharmacist, Respiratory Lead, Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scottish Government

Linda Mcleod - Patient expert with lived experience

Luke Daines - GP, NHS Lothian and Senior Research / Clinical Teaching Fellow, University of Edinburgh

Lynda Bryceland - Respiratory Specialist Nurse, NHS Ayrshire and Arran

Nadia Hyder Skinner - Senior Policy Officer, Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scottish Government

Paul Paxton - Senior Information Analyst, Public Health Scotland

Richard Ousten - Patient expert with lived experience

Stuart Law - Head of Policy and Research, Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scottish Government

Stuart McTaggart - Principal Pharmacist, Public Health Scotland

Susannah Lindey - Patient expert with lived experience

Tom Fardon - Respiratory Consultant, NHS Tayside

With acknowledgements to:

Graeme Bryson - Director of Pharmacy, NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Janey Lennon - Prescribing Support Pharmacist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Joanna Hutchison - Lead Respiratory Pharmacist, NHS Lothian

Ann McMurray - Asthma Nurse Specialist, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, NHS Lothian

Contact

Email: EPandT@gov.scot

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