Respiratory Care - Action Plan: 2021 to 2026

The Respiratory Care Action Plan for Scotland covers all 14 Scottish Health Boards and can be found on the Scottish Government Website.

Respiratory Conditions

The plan focuses on 5 respiratory conditions:

• Asthma
• Bronchiectasis
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Idopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome

Priorities

The priorities set out in the plan are:

• Prevention
• Diagnosis, management & care
• Supporting self-management
• Consistent access across Scotland
• Workforce

Specifically

• Prevention:
  • tobacco and smoking
  • clean air
  • warm homes
  • vaccinations
  • diet & healthy weight

• Diagnosis, management and care:
  • early and correct diagnosis
  • pulmonary rehabilitation
  • mental health support
  • transition from Child & Young People Services to Adult Services
  • palliative care
  • anticipatory care planning

• Supporting self-management:
  • unpaid carers
  • peer support
  • digital & innovation

• Consistent access across Scotland:
  • meaningful data

• Workforce:
  • medical staffing
  • Transformation of Nursing roles
  • multi-disciplinary teams
  • increasing respiratoy skills
  • social care

Other key documents

Cancer and rare diseases are also included in other Scottish Government strategies:

• It’s Not Rare to Have a Rare Disease: the Implementation Plan for Rare Diseases in Scotland (2014)

Other key Scottish Government policies referenced are:

• Raising Scotland’s tobacco-free generation: our tobacco control action plan (2018)
• Cleaner air for Scotland: the road to a healthier future (2015)
• A healthier future: Scotland’s diet and healthy weight delivery plan (2018)
• Scotland’s National Performance Framework. Out Purpose, Values and National Outcomes