Liverpool Pulmonary Rehabilitation service achieves national accreditation
We are delighted to share that our Liverpool Pulmonary Rehabilitation service, which provides the Breathe Programme at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH), has achieved national accreditation.
The Breathe Programme is an eight-week long exercise and education rehabilitation programme for people in Liverpool who have long term lung conditions such as COPD, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis or asthma.
The accreditation was awarded by the Royal College of Physicians, which assessed services to ensure they have demonstrated and met best practice standards such as quality, safety, patient experience and workforce.
It provides further reassurance for LHCH patients, and their families, that the team are providing the highest quality service possible, whilst also following the recommended guidance for pulmonary rehabilitation services across the country.
Hannah Platt, Physiotherapist and Team Leader for the Liverpool Pulmonary Rehabilitation service, spoke of this achievement:
“We are so pleased the service has been recognised in this way. The team have worked incredibly hard over the last two years, in the lead up to this accreditation, and everyone has played a key part in making this happen.
“During this time, we have made a whole host of improvements to develop the service further. For example, we evaluated the venue facilities we had to enable us to offer additional classes. We now provide evening sessions which makes the programme even more accessible to patients. We have also introduced new assessment equipment and have implemented better processes so that the service can run seamlessly and be better organised.”
“Knowing that you offer a higher quality service is really rewarding and has enhanced staff experience. It also brings about more opportunity for further service development.
“I’m really proud of the team who often go above and beyond for our patients.”
The Liverpool Pulmonary Rehabilitation team consists of physiotherapists, respiratory practitioners, exercise physiologists, therapy assistants, technical instructor who are ably supported by the administration team.
You can find out more about the Breathe Programme on our website here.