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1. NHS England. Our work. Living well, ageing well and tackling premature mortality. Respiratory disease. https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/clinical-policy/respiratory-disease/

2. NHS Digital. Health Survey for England 2018: Data tables. Publication date November 28 2019. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/health-survey-for-england/2018/health-survey-for-england-2018-data-tables

3. Public Health England. Health profile for England: 2018. Chapter 2: trends in mortality. September 11 2018. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-profile-for-england-2018/chapter-2-trends-in-mortality

4. Public Health England. Atlas of Variation. The 2nd Atlas of variation in risk factors and healthcare for respiratory disease. September 2019. https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/atlas-of-variation

5. British Lung Foundation. Keeping active with a lung condition, Pulmonary rehabilitation or PR. Last medically reviewed August 2017. https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/keep-active/pulmonary-rehabilitation

6. NHS Long Term Plan. Version 1.2. January 2019. https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nhs-long-term-plan-version-1.2.pdf

7. Department of Health and Social Care. UK 5-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2019 to 2024. January 24 2019. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-5-year-action-plan-for-antimicrobial-resistance-2019-to-2024

8. HM Government. Tackling antimicrobial resistance 2019–2024 - The UK’s five-year national action plan. January 24 2019. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/784894/UK_AMR_5_year_national_action_plan.pdf

9. NICE. Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines. Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance - managing common infections. Last updated October 2019.https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/our-programmes/nice-guidance/antimicrobial-prescribing-guidelines.

10. NICE. Pneumonia (community-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing. NICE guideline [NG138]. Published September 2019. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng138

11. NICE. Pneumonia (hospital-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing. NICE guideline [NG139]. Published September 2019. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng139

12. NICE. Cough (acute): antimicrobial prescribing. NICE guideline [NG120] Published February 2019. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng120

13. NICE. Bronchiectasis (non-cystic fibrosis), acute exacerbation: antimicrobial prescribing. NICE guideline [NG117]. Published December 2018. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng117

14. NICE. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (acute exacerbation): antimicrobial prescribing. NICE guideline [NG114]. Published December 2018. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng114

15. NHS. Health A to Z. Bronchitis. Last reviewed August 7 2019. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bronchitis/

16. NHS. Health A to Z. Cough. Last reviewed December 18 207. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cough/

17. NICE. CKS. Chest infections - adult. Last revised in September 2019. https://cks.nice.org.uk/chest-infections-adult

18. NICE. News. ‘Antibiotics should not be issued as first line of treatment for a cough, says NICE and PHE’. August 23 2018. https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/antibiotics-should-not-be-issued-as-first-line-of-treatment-for-a-cough-says-nice-and-phe

19. NHS. Health A to Z. Pneumonia. Last reviewed June 30 2019. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pneumonia/

20. NICE. Pneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management. Clinical guideline [CG191]. Published December 2014; last updated September 2019. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg191/chapter/Introduction

21. M McNally et al. ‘Validity of British Thoracic Society guidance (the CRB-65 rule) for predicting the severity of pneumonia in general practice: systematic review and meta-analysis’. British Journal of General Practice. 2010. 60:579. e423-e433. https://bjgp.org/content/60/579/e423

22. Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Pocket guide to COPD diagnosis, management and prevention – a guide for healthcare professionals. 2019 Report. https://goldcopd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/GOLD-2019-POCKET-GUIDE-FINAL_WMS.pdf

23. V Mak et al. ‘PCRS Consensus guide to managing COPD – All that glitters is not GOLD, nor is it even NICE’. The Primary Care Respiratory Society. Last modified November 8 2019. https://www.pcrs-uk.org/resource/pcrs-consensus-guide-managing-copd

24. NHS. Health A to Z. Bronchiectasis. Last reviewed May 30 2018. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bronchiectasis/

25. British Lung Foundation. Bronchiectasis. Last medically reviewed March 2017. https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/bronchiectasis