COPD – MRC3 or higher:

*The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is a questionnaire for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

It is designed to measure the impact of COPD on a person's life, and how this changes over time

www.catestonline.org/

Community Support:

• Please continue to refer for pulmonary rehab. ACERS will assess and support patients, even if they cannot physically see them
• Contact details for ACERS:
  • https://cityandhackney.gpwebsite.org/service/adult-cardiorespiratory-enhanced-and-responsive-service-acers

Self-management:

• Smoking Cessation
  • https://www.smokefreehackney.org/
• Resources from British Lung Foundation
  • https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/copd/managing-my-copd
• Inhaler technique
  • ​​​​​​​https://gp-website-cdn-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/prescribing-guideline-downloads/1529585169-11f3d0a52a567c9dda5b0885345b56ec.pdf