Chronic Cough
NHS Tayside RefGuide
What's new / Latest updates
Who to refer
• Dry chronic cough and been through the NHS Tayside Chronic Cough Protocol
• Refer urgently, patients with significant impact/complications: cough syncope (stop driving and patient inform DVLA), significant urinary incontinence, rib pain/stress injury, high occupational, severe sleep/work/social impact.
• Patients who have had recent contact with any patient with confirmed TB
Who not to refer
• Chronic productive cough – refer to bronchiectasis service
• Haemoptysis – refer to haemoptysis service
• Patients who have not been through the NHS Tayside Chronic Cough Protocol
• Patients with cough < 8 weeks duration
How to refer
SCI-Gateway. Respiratory: General, Cough, Breathlessness
Primary Care Investigations/Management
NHS Tayside Chronic Cough Protocol
Cough Syncope note DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive Page 148
Useful resources
Instruction on cough suppression techniques can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDaVP8On15w