Improving care for COPD.

The article focuses on a national clinical strategy for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) developed by the British Department of Health which aims to increase awareness of COPD and will require primary care organizations and public health departments to focus on the importance of respiratory health among the British population. The ten-year plan implies that health care providers should realign their focus from reactive, acute management of COPD to chronic care provision and prevention of complications.