Experts discuss respiratory in the system at Healthcare Leader’s roundtable

Healthcare Leader’s roundtable brings together system leaders and experts to discuss respiratory disease which is the third biggest cause of death in England (after cancer and cardiovascular disease).

Healthcare Leader’s roundtables look at the core issues facing NHS leaders at integrated care boards (ICBs), the challenges they face, the solutions they’ve found and their plans for the future.

ICBs have a duty to reduce health inequalities by supporting better access and improved outcomes.

Incidence and mortality rates from respiratory disease are higher in disadvantaged groups and areas of social deprivation, with the gap widening and leading to worse health outcomes.

Chronic respiratory disease is part of the CORE20PLUS5 a national approach to inform action to reduce healthcare inequalities at both national and an ICB/system level. 

Respiratory leaders Dr Andy Whittamore, clinical lead for Asthma + Lung UK; Dr Louise Ryan, respiratory clinical lead for NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB; Ravijyot Saggu, chair of the respiratory committee at UK Clinical Pharmacy Association; Dr Neil Banik, ICB board member, discussed respiratory care in the system at this roundtable held in March this year.

Editor Victoria Vaughan said: ‘The delegates highlighted that respiratory conditions have got the highest mortality gap between rich and poor compared to any other long-term condition and called for a national strategy around respiratory care to combat this in this great discussion.’

Healthcare Leader’s roundtable series broadens our intelligence offering for ICBs includes news, views, features and reports.

In July 2022, clinical commissioning groups were dissolved, and their staff were transferred into ICBs. This change was made to shift the way of working from competition to collaboration and bring health and care together. Subsequently in March this year, ICBs have been tasked to make 50% cuts and have now merged and clustered into bigger organisations.

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