PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A Pali Hungin
AU  - David J Chinn
AU  - Bernie Convery
AU  - Charles Dean
AU  - Charles S Cornford
AU  - Andrew Russell
TI  - The prescribing and follow-up of domiciliary oxygen--whose responsibility? A survey of prescribing from primary care.
DP  - 2003 Sep 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 714--715
VI  - 53
IP  - 494
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/53/494/714.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/53/494/714.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2003 Sep 01; 53
AB  - Domiciliary oxygen is expensive and is frequently used outside the prescribing guidelines, which include the need for blood oxygen measures, a hospital-based facility. Ongoing prescriptions are generally provided by general practitioners (GPs). A survey in the north-east of England found that the origin of the initial prescription was often obscure and that there was no record of the responsible clinician or of structured follow-up for the majority of patients. Many patients received oxygen outside the prescribing guidelines. There is a need for better organised, conjoint follow-up of patients on domiciliary oxygen.