MISSION COPD - Modern Innovative SolutionS in Improving Outcomes iN COPD (MISSION-COPD)

The purpose of the study is to evaluate in detail the clinical and health economic outcomes from the MISSION COPD project. MISSION COPD is a quality improvement project funded by the Health Foundation, Foundation with additional funding from Pfizer, to trial an innovative way of finding and assessing patients with COPD and also case finding new diagnoses of COPD.

MISSION-COPD will allow swift early specialist multi-disciplinary interventions in primary care to diagnose and treat those at greatest risk, consistent with the NHS England '5-year Forward View' calling for removal of traditional primary and secondary care barriers. MISSION COPD will target COPD patients with risk factors for exacerbations and deteriorating lung function as well potential new diagnoses of COPD.

The aim of the study is to review the MISSION clinic model outcomes as well as performing qualitative interviews with patients who attended and staff who took part in the project.

Up to 150 patients who attend the MISSION COPD clinic will be recruited along with approximately 20 health care professionals. The number of patients has been decided as the number that can be seen for the project in the MISSION COPD project time and budget.

Participants will be either:

• Patients who attend MISSION COPD clinics - identified as having uncontrolled or potentially severe COPD or unrecognised COPD from GP records by the MISSION clinical team
• Health care professionals who attend the clinic in a clinical capacity.

Retrospective quantitative analysis of the data collected during the MISSION clinics will be analysed looking for COPD phenotypes and contributing co-morbidities. The data collected at the initial visit and 3 and 6 month follow up questionnaires will be analysed looking for improvement in COPD control and quality of life following the patients' attendance at MISSION clinics.

A self completion questionnaire will be filled in after the clinic by participants in the research study to assess their views on the clinic and where they would like changes to be made. A questionnaire will also be given to health care professionals to seek their views on the clinic.

Qualitative interviews will be conducted with a sample of participants, willing to take part, to explore the experiences and acceptability of the participants and health care professionals. The interviews with health care professionals will explore their thoughts on MISSION and its strengths and weaknesses as well as any suggestions for improvement.

This research is important as it will provide evidence to support the use of the MISSION clinic model for patients with COPD. It will also give us more information on the patient with COPD and any medical conditions related to their COPD so we can adapt our service to meet their needs.

The telephone and group interviews will help us understand what we are doing right and what we are doing wrong with COPD care.