Request for PCN respiratory Champion
As outlined in the respiratory primary care enhanced service specification, we are requesting that each PCN nominate a respiratory champion.
The role of the respiratory champion is to support with delivery requirements within the respiratory enhanced service specification and is further outlined below.
Aims of the Respiratory champion role:
• Building up expertise and encouraging wider staff training and best practice
• Helping PCN and practice meet the specification of the enhanced service and targets to ensure payment
• Interacting with WSIC Dashboard (COPD and LADS) to understand local population trends and health inequalities
• Linking to local services and being part of evolving MDTs and community of practice
A primary care respiratory champion will have:
• Enthusiasm for supporting and influencing improvements in respiratory care and outcome for patients
• Experience of delivering respiratory care in primary care
• An interest in supporting other clinicians improve the care they provide
• An ability to develop productive working relationships with peers
Benefits of being involved:
• Becoming part of a NWL community of practice
• Access to teams channel to share learning and best practice
• The opportunity to improve respiratory care in your local area
• Subsidised access to training to upskill in respiratory disease
Training offer to support this role:
• Paid membership to the PCRS (Primary Care Respiratory Society) for two members of staff per PCN. Applications will have to come via the NWL Training Hub, it is recommended that a PCN champion attends.
• Access to CPD to pay for foundation modules in asthma and CPD for Nurses and AHPs
• Access to foundation modules for pharmacists – max one per PCN
• Access to advanced modules for PCN respiratory champions (one per PCN)
Once your PCN has nominated a champion please email
Eleanor.phelan@nhs.net (feel free to contact with any queries).
This must have approval of your PCN clinical director. 