What the buyer wrote
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbations have a considerable impact on healthcare costs and mortality rates, with over one-fifth of patients hospitalised for a COPD exacerbation for the first time and subsequent mortality within one year of discharge. Exacerbations of COPD account for one in every eight admissions, increasing by around 13% each year and are the second largest cause of Emergency Department (ED) admissions in the UK. COPD exacerbation's significantly rise during colder months, with approximately 50% increased hospital admissions for COPD patients in winter compared to summer months. For every degree drop in temperature below 5 °C, there is a 10.5% increase in…
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Details
- What the buyer calls it
- COPD Winter Readiness
- How they are buying
- Given to one supplier, no competitionNobody else was asked, and the buyer has to be able to justify that.
- Work starts
- 16 Oct 2025
- Work ends
- 30 Sep 2026
- Where
- in the East of England
- Kind of work
- Pharmacy and medicines
Who the buyer named
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