LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
(in
association with the British Lung Foundation)
COPD - Latest News on NSF - June 06
Latest
news on lung disease
April Newsletter
Avian Influenza
Briefing
Other news:
NICE
Guideline on COPD published
KEY REPORTS AND DATA
'NICE lung
cancer guidelines (2005)' guideline for the NHS in
England and
Wales on the diagnosis and treatment
of lung cancer.
'A
framework for the development of
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Services in England (2004)'
Department of Health’s consultation
document for PET scanning in the NHS.
'The
Provision of Allergy Services (2004)'
House of Commons Health Select
Committee report.
'National
Audit Office report ‘Tackling Cancer in England: Saving
more lives’ - National Audit Office Report (2004)
Report on progress of cancer services in NHS, including
interesting information on health inequalities in Lung
Cancer services
'Cannabis
- A Smoking Gun?' - British Lung Foundation report
(2003)
BLF report releaving the damage caused to respritory health
by smoking cannabis
APHG
Constituency pages - for information on lung related
services provided by local hospitals in your constituency
USEFUL LINKS
GOVERNMENT
Department of Health
with
responsiblity for health policy in the UK
NICE
Responsible for
engendering and disseminating best practice and clinical
excellence throughout NHS.
CHARITIES
British Lung
Foundation
Key charity, the BLF is the only charity
working to help people with all lung disease in the UK.
OTHERS
Dr
Foster
Providers of APHG constituency information, a
definitive source of information on UK healthcare
services
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