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Accreditation: Supporting a Commitment to Patient Safety

This project began as part of our response to the NHS Long Term Plan, which included increasing access to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) services. We started by looking at data of local demographics to pinpoint health inequalities in accessing pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)

In celebration of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Awareness Week, we spoke with Nicola Roberts to gain insight into the challenges faced by patients and services in Scotland when accessing pulmonary rehabilitation. Thank-you to the Scottish services for sharing their experiences, and to Nicola Roberts for bringing these stories together.

As part of this year's Pulmonary Rehabilitation Awareness Week, we had the pleasure of hearing from Sara Langston from Asthma & Lung UK about a fantastic project – UPTURN – aimed at improving access to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for minority communities. Sara shares the reasoning behind the project, the progress made so far, and what lies ahead.

To celebrate PR awareness week this year, the PRSAS team has looked at the process of a PR programme, from the initial referral until the final assessment and discharge. We had the privilege of speaking with Michelle, from Imperial College Healthcare PR Service, and two of their patients who have recently completed one of their PR programmes, getting to hear their experience.