NICE (2020) state If a person has repeated or worsening respiratory symptoms such as a cough or wheezing, to ask about their housing conditions. If these are a concern, signpost them to request a housing assessment from the local authority. Details of how to request this can be found below:

City of York Council- By calling 01904 551550 or visiting https://www.york.gov.uk/housing

East Riding County Council- By calling 01482 393939 or visiting www.eastriding.gov.uk/housing

Selby District Council- By calling 01757 705101 or visiting https://www.selby.gov.uk/housing

Ryedale District Council- By calling 01653 600666 (Extension 43625) or visiting https://www.ryedale.gov.uk/living-here/housing.html

Hambleton District Council- By calling 01609 779977 or visiting https://www.hambleton.gov.uk/housing

Green inhaler switch: The purpose of this pack is support Primary Care and Community Pharmacy to deliver consistent messaging and support to patients about the greener inhaler switches.

• Public facing comms
• GP pharmacy comms

• Asthma Management Plans
  • Level 1
  • Level 2
  • Level 3
  • Fostair Mart
  • Symbicort Smart 
• My Asthma Plan - for paediatric patients

• Asthma Pathway (Paediatric)
   
• North Yorkshire CCG and Vale of York CCG Asthma Pathway

• Home Oxygen
• HCV ICS list of Self-management patient resources
   
• Inhaler Technique Videos
   
• Management of COPD in Primary Care Pathway
  
  • COPD Rescue Pack Information
  • COPD Rescue Pack Patient Leaflet 
• YTHFT COPD Management Plans
  • Level 1
  • Level 2
  • Level 3
     
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation 
  • Pathway
  • SystmOne Referral Form
  • EMIS Web Referral Form
• Respiratory pathways launch, 'Learning at Lunch' - 18/11/2020

• Spirometry
  • Clinical Guidance for Restarting Spirometry in Primary Care
  • Risk Minimisation in Spirometry Restart
  • Reinstating Spirometry 2021

• COVID-19 Guidance
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Respiratory Outpatients Service temporary re-design due to COVID-19 – details on current service offers updated June 2020
  • COVID Follow-Up Advice V2
  • Recovering from coronavirus
  • RCGP Guidance of Management on the long term effects of Covid-19
  • MST-MDS Tool: To assist GPs understanding of long covid on mental health, TEWV recommend that they use this tool to measure the frequency of symptoms and their impact. (Tool includes; PHQ-9 Public Health Questionnaire – 9, Gad-7 Generalised Anxiety Disorder  Scale – 7, WSAS Work and Social Adjustment Scale)
  • Managing breathlessness at home during the COVID-19 outbreak 
  • Post-COVID Information for Primary Care
  • Access to NHS Oximeters in the community: PCN/Practice Information Pack and Briefing Paper

• Long Covid
  • Long Covid Management and Referral Guidance for YSTHFT Post COVID-19 MDT Assessment Service
  • COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehab Screening Tool (C19-YRS) for patients to complete
  • EMIS - EMIS letter template
  • Guide on how to important EMIS letter template
  • SystmOne Referral proforma can be found in the reporting unit here: Set up>Referrals & Letters>”New” Word Letter template>NECS>GP Referral to Post Covid MDT Assessment

• Community Respiratory Service Overview suspended (January 2022)
   

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