STAYWELL COPD is designed to help patients discover where they have crucial gaps in their self care knowledge. It then delivers information and advice to help patients plug those knowledge gaps before complications develop. In addition, the system provides valuable data to practitioners and management.

If a practice saves ONE emergency admission per annum as a result of using Staywell COPD self care tools, the service will deliver a financial return on investment of roughly tenfold.

Benefits of COPD self-care to Patients

• Better COPD self care through improved knowledge
• More likely to have all necessary COPD check ups and tests
• More informed access to national and local sources of COPD support

Benefits of COPD self-care to GPs, Practice Nurses and Specialist Nurses

• Reduced COPD outpatient referrals and emergency hospital admissions
• Increased COPD medication compliance, lower prescribing costs
• Improved management leading to increased uptake of QOF points
• Identification of knowledge gaps helping to identify individual COPD patient needs
• Help to plan and review individual COPD patient care with appropriate interventions

Benefits of COPD self-care to PCTs & CHPs, Health Boards and SHAs

• Supports performance monitoring, demand management and the development of LTC strategies
• Cost savings through reduced referrals, better medication compliance.
• Contributes to clinical governance, patient involvement, equality and exclusion programmes

COPD Patient Participation

Typically, COPD patients being reminded about their annual check up will be invited to use the new service. They can be “recruited” at other times and places. They can participate online, or by using practice touchscreens or PCs where these are available. Alternatively, they can be given a printed questionnaire to complete and hand back to their practice. The process is designed to create minimal workload for practices while delivering many benefits at low cost.