National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry

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Occupational respiratory diseases

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Training videos

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Managing notifications and patients in the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry

This educational video takes you through managing notifications and patients in the National Registry, covering editing of patient consent, minimum information, and additional information as well as deleting draft notifications.

6 June 2025

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Making a notification to the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry

This educational video explains how to make a disease notification in the national registry. It covers including patient consent, minimum information and additional information. This is for healthcare professionals who specialise in respiratory and sleep, and occupational and environmental medicine.

6 June 2025

Latest resources

Cover image for National guidance for doctors assessing workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust – Administrative guide

National guidance for doctors assessing workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust – Administrative report

February 2022

Report

This administrative report outlines how the National Dust Disease Taskforce developed national guidance for doctors assessing workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust.

Cover image for National guidance for doctors assessing workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust – Appendix E – Spirometry case study

National guidance for doctors assessing workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust – Appendix E – Spirometry case study

February 2022

Guideline

This case study shows how to appropriately determine a change in spirometry over time in an individual exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust.

Cover image for National guidance for doctors assessing workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust – Appendix D – Modified MRC dyspnoea scale

National guidance for doctors assessing workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust – Appendix D – Modified MRC dyspnoea scale

February 2022

Guideline

This scale helps general practitioners assess workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust.

Cover image for National guidance for doctors assessing workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust – Appendix C – Modified MRC respiratory questionnaire

National guidance for doctors assessing workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust – Appendix C – Modified MRC respiratory questionnaire

February 2022

Form

This questionnaire helps general practitioners assess workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica dust.

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