COPD

Amy Noble said she was delighted to see a steep decline in readmissions to Raigmore's respiratory ward, which has been sustained nearly five years on

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'Inspirational': How Scotland's 'nurse of the year' changed lung care in Highlands
WHEN nurse Amy Noble noticed that one in five of her patients on a Highland respiratory award were being re-admitted within 28 days of discharge, she started to feel uneasy. Most of them were suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - an umbrella term for a group of lung conditions which cause breathing difficulties.