title: A rapid access and early discharge service for people with COPD.
abstract: The British Thoracic Society (1997) defines chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a chronic, slowly progressive disorder that causes significant mortality and morbidity. In most cases it is caused by smoking tobacco.
authors.affiliation: Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D015397:Program Evaluation; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000451:nursing*; D006113:United Kingdom