Specialist pneumonia intervention nurse service improves pneumonia care and outcome.

Background: A specialist pneumonia intervention nursing (SPIN) service was set up across a single National Health Service Trust in an effort to improve clinical outcomes. A quality improvement evaluation was performed to assess the outcomes associated with implementing the service before (2011-2013) and after (2014-2016) service implementation.

Results: The SPIN service reviewed 38% of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) admissions in 2014-2016.