The National COPD Resources and Outcomes Project (NCROP) is a three year study that aims to improve NHS services for people affected by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
NCROP is funded by The Health Foundation and is being carried out by a partnership of The Royal College of Physicians, The British Thoracic Society and the British Lung Foundation.
Aims of NCROP
NCROP aims:
- To improve the quality and effectiveness of hospital care measured by improvements in four key services for people with COPD;
- Non-invasive ventilation
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Early discharge schemes
- Provision of oxygen services
- In addition, information about the provision of palliative care services for people with COPD will be collected.
- To assess whether a system of peer review, linking hospitals with different service provision is of more benefit in facilitating change than simple feedback of audit results.
- To accelerate the rate of improvement in both the organisation and delivery of care for people with COPD.
- Through external evaluation, identify what are the aspects that result in a change in practice.
The National COPD Audit 2008 was carried out under the auspices of the National COPD Resources and Outcomes Project (NCROP).
Contacts
The National COPD Audit
Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Unit
The Royal College of Physicians
11 St Andrews Place
London NW1 4LE
Tel: 0203 0751551
Email: copd.audit@rcplondon.ac.uk
National COPD Audit Associate Directors
- Professor Mike Roberts
- Dr Robert Stone
National COPD Audit Project Manager
COPD pages last updated by Nancy Pursey 22.2.10