Spirometry services in England post-pandemic and the potential role of AI support software: a qualitative study of challenges and opportunities.

Journal: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Spirometry services to diagnose and monitor lung disease in primary care were identified as a priority in the NHS Long Term Plan, and are restarting post-COVID-19 pandemic in England; however, evidence regarding best practice is limited.

Authors

  • Gillian Doe
    Department of Respiratory Science, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
  • Stephanie Jc Taylor
    Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
  • Marko Topalovic
  • Richard Russell
    Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
  • Rachael A Evans
    NIHR Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester UK. Electronic address: re66@leicester.ac.uk.
  • Julie Maes
    ArtiQ, Leuven, Belgium.
  • Karolien Van Orshovon
    ArtiQ, Leuven, Belgium.
  • Anthony Sunjaya
    George Institute for Global Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia; George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, London; Harefield Respiratory Research Group, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • David Scott
    Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
  • A Toby Prevost
    Nightingale-Saunders Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Unit, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK.
  • Ethaar El-Emir
    Harefield Respiratory Research Group, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • Jennifer Harvey
    Harefield Respiratory Research Group, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • Nicholas S Hopkinson
    National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  • Samantha S Kon
    Harefield Respiratory Research Group, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • Suhani Patel
    Harefield Respiratory Research Group, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London; National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  • Ian Jarrold
    Asthma + Lung UK, London, UK.
  • Nanette Spain
    Harefield Respiratory Research Group, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London; National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London; Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
  • William D-C Man
    National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  • Ann Hutchinson
    Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK.