Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
When making do no longer works
Wednesday 26 October 2022, 05:00 AM

Even large primary care networks will struggle if funding is not fixed [image: Aneta Foubíková on Unsplash]
Rebel prescriber Tony Hanne has been working around dysfunctional regulation, just as general practices have been changing hands as a response to vulnerability. Editor Barbara Fountain ponders the impact of ‘fixes’
The large networks have come into existence because the traditional model of ownership was faltering
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