Topic-specific Advisory Group: pulmonary rehabilitation service and assisted-discharge service
A topic-specific advisory group was established to review and advise on the content of the commissioning guide. This group met once, with additional interaction taking place via email.
Dr Stephen Gaduzo
General Medical Practitioner with Special Interest in Respiratory Medicine, Stockport PCT
Professor Duncan Geddes
Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital
Julie Backley
Pulmonary Rehab Co-ordinator, Kings College Hospital, Lambeth and Southwark PCT
Dr Kevin Gruffydd-Jones
General Medical Practitioner with Special Interest in Respiratory Medicine, Wiltshire PCT
Kim Mansfield
Programme Manager, Intermediate Services and Long-Term Conditions, Gateshead PCT
Claire Mills
COPD NSF Team Leader, Department of Health
Dr Noel O'Kelly
General Medical Practitioner with Special Interest in Respiratory Medicine, Inspire Team, East Lincolnshire PCT
Tim Praill
Director of Commissioning and Planning, Southern Norfolk PCT
Dr Michael Rudolf
Consultant Physician - Respiratory Medicine, Ealing Hospital
Dr Louise Sewell
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Specialist, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester Trust
Lucy Topping
Head of Clinical Quality, Gateshead PCT
Professor Wisia Wedzicha
Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Free and University Hospital College Medical School, London
This page was last updated: 14 August 2008
- Commissioning a pulmonary rehabilitation service for patients with COPD
- Specifying a pulmonary rehabilitation service for patients with COPD
- Determining local service levels for a pulmonary rehabilitation service for patients with COPD
- Assumptions used in estimating a population benchmark
- The commissioning and benchmarking tool
- Ensuring corporate and quality assurance
