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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults

Quality standard
Reference number: QS10
Published: 28 July 2011
Last updated: 19 September 2023

History

Previous versions

Previous version of Quality Standard (PDF 1.42 MB)

Published:

07 March 2023

Consultation comments published

Consultation summary report (PDF 683 KB)

Published:

04 February 2016

Stakeholder list updated

Stakeholder list (PDF 102 KB)

Published:

04 February 2016

Specialist committee member list updated

Specialist committee members (PDF 51 KB)

Published:

04 February 2016

Final equality impact assessment published

Equality analysis form (PDF 161 KB)

Published:

04 February 2016

Previous versions

Previous version of Quality Standard (PDF 945 KB)

Published:

04 February 2016

Quality standard consultation

Draft quality standard (PDF 342 KB)

Published:

22 January 2016
Briefing paper (PDF 916 KB)

Published:

22 January 2016
Equality analysis form (PDF 160 KB)

Published:

22 January 2016

Topic engagement

Topic engagement information
QS topic overview
QS topic overview (PDF 169 KB)

Published:

23 March 2015
Equality analysis 1
Equality analysis 1 (PDF 158 KB)

Published:

23 March 2015

Specialist committee members

Specialist committee members
Specialist committee members (PDF 53 KB)

Published:

23 March 2015

Stakeholder list

Stakeholder list
Stakeholder list (PDF 100 KB)

Published:

23 March 2015