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Information Request from the CCG about Nebuliser Use

Date sent: Friday 9 October 2015

All Somerset GPs and Practice Managers

Dear Colleagues

My apologies for further e mail, this should have been included on the Weekly update

Information Request  from the CCG about Nebuliser Use Practices will be now have had a request from the CCG for information about patients who have a nebuliser that was provided by the previous community COPD service.

The letter asks for practices to check whether patients on a short list included in the letter are still using a nebuliser and are still at their former address.  We think this is a reasonable request and would encourage practices to provide this information.

However, practices have also been sent a template  proforma that includes the serial number of the nebuliser and  the date that a service is due, amongst other information.  As practices have never been involved in the supply or maintenance of nebulisers, the LMC does not believe that providing this information is a practice responsibility.

The letter  also asks about any other patients, not on the list provided,  that  are using a community service supplied nebuliser.  We have explained that where a nebuliser came from is not  something that is coded on in the patient record, and that practices are unlikely to be able to  answer the question.

 

 

Kind Regards

Jill

 

Jill Hellens

Executive Director

Somerset LMC

TEL: 01823 331428

Fax:01823 338561

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