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Sleep Apnoea Trust retweeted
91% of UK sleep centres who responded to our recent survey (n=22) report current CPAP shortages. Delays in treating people with OSA. BTS prioritisation criteria being used. Routine CPAP wait average 13 wks (2-40 wks) @BritishSleepSoc @BTSrespiratory @ApnoeaTrust @lunguk @rcgp
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The Sleep Apnoea Trust website is the most comprehensive source of information on sleep apnoea for Healthcare Professionals in the UK. They even have their own section. When in doubt, refer to the site and if the answer is not there, email us.
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For GPs assessing a patients for a Sleep Test referral, the new NICE Guideline, NG202 states that “Do not use the Epworth Sleepiness Scale alone to determine if referral is needed, because not all people with OSAHS have excessive sleepiness.”
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For UK GPs and others in Primary Care, the quickest way to get up to date with the Sleep Apnoea, from basic information through to diagnosis and treatment, plus guidance on DVLA issues, is to visit the Sleep Apnoea Trust website.
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GPs who want to know more about sleep apnoea should visit the Sleep Apnoea Trust charity website where all they need to know is grouped under the heading Healthcare Professionals. In 15 minutes they can be very well informed and start referring more patients to sleep clinics.
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Sleep Apnoea Trust retweeted
Visit our website for a list of online resource relating to COVID-19
sleepsociety.org.uk/covid-19…
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Sleep Apnoea Trust retweeted
New guidance from the OSA Alliance on COVID-19, OSA and CPAP. Thanks to @BTSrespiratory for putting on their fabulous resource website @ApnoeaTrust @DVLAgovuk @ARTP_News @ARTP_Education @BritishSleepSoc @PresidentAHCS
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Following the DVLA update of its sleep apnoea & driving public information areas & its SL1& SL1V reporting forms, SATA has updated the Driving Section its website and now has the definitive guide to the simplified rules, filling in the new forms & dealing with driving problems.
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We have completely revised the driving and sleep apnoea section of our
website sleep-apnoea-trust.org/drivi….
This new section is the definitive guidance for patients on the revised DVLA rules
on driving with sleep apnoea.
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Tomorrow SATA will be supporting the Yeovil Hospital Sleep Apnoea Support Group with help, advice and an update on the improved situation concerning driving and the DVLA. sleep-apnoea-trust.org/
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If today's BBC Radio 2 broadcast concerned you, learn all you need to know about sleep apnoea from our website; sleep-apnoea-trust.org/
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Learn all about sleep apnoea from our charity's website :sleep-apnoea-trust.org/
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CPAP problems? Join SATA & come to its Conference at the JR Hosp, Oxford on 7th Oct to talk with top NHS clinicians and CPAP manufacturers.
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SATA has updated its acclaimed range of information leaflets to help people understand and manage sleep apnoea. sleep-apnoea-trust.org/sleep…
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If GPs start cutting referrals for sleep apnoea it will cost the NHS double to treat associated complications, as stated in the NICE TA 139
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Unseasonal cold nights are causing rainout, a face full of water, for CPAP patients with humidifiers. Look at our Facebook page for advice.
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Sleep Matters - latest edition published, an R&D special, SATAday 2017 Conference Preview, visit sleep-apnoea-trust.org/
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