When I'm a Consultant...lets have some patient groups. Lets get everyone attending hospital with a COPD exacerbation together in one room. Lets speak to them about self management. Lets talk to them about what happens at the end of life. Lets get them to think about whether they want NIV - before it's a necessity. Do they want intubation? CPR?
Let them know that have the right to insist on ABGs?
Have stop smoking representatives.
Primary care (if if still exists) representatives.
We could create a patient passport - like I did for the diabetes things. Self management plans.
Maybe it would be the start of something good?
