title: New guidance on long-term oxygen therapy management and delivery.
abstract: New guidance on how long-term oxygen therapy is managed and delivered will be implemented in 2005 (Box 1). One of its aims is to reduce the number of patients who receive the treatment inappropriately. The guidance comes in response to a Department of Health review of domiciliary oxygen therapy back in 2000. This looked at supply arrangements and whether patients should continue to access the service via GP prescription. It included the views of royal colleges, patient groups and oxygen suppliers.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Godfrey
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen