Quality standard
Update information
Update information
September 2023: Changes have been made to this quality standard following the annual review of quality standards. Statement 4 has been reworded to better reflect the guideline (marked [2011, updated 2023]). Statement 5 has been removed and included as an element of statement 8, and statement 8 (a placeholder statement) has been developed into a full statement (marked [new 2023]). Links, definitions, data sources and source guidance sections have also been updated throughout.
February 2016: This quality standard was updated and statements prioritised in 2011 were replaced.
Statements are marked as [2016] or [2011, updated 2016]:
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[2016] if the statement covers a new area for quality improvement
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[2011, updated 2016] if the statement covers an area for quality improvement included in the 2011 quality standard and has been updated.
Statements numbered 1, 3, 6, 8 and 11 in the 2011 version have been updated and included in the updated quality standard, marked as [2011, updated 2016].
The previous version of the quality standard for COPD is available as a pdf.
Minor changes since publication
August 2019: Source guidance references have been updated to align this quality standard with the updated 2019 NICE guideline on diagnosing and managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s.
December 2018: Source guidance references have been updated to align this quality standard with the updated 2018 NICE guideline on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.