Angus Venters

Angus Venters - Chairman skyedoc@yahoo.com

Mid Highland CHP clinical director, Dr Angus Venters, explained that the CHP received funding for COPD rehabilitation services from the government's Scottish Enhanced Services Programme (SESP).

He said: "Prior to this, rehabilitation for COPD was hospital based.
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Dr Venters explained that, to be suitable for rehabilitation, patients must have a degree of respiratory impairment.

However, it cannot be given to people who are housebound or who are unsuitable due to other conditions. It would also not be offered to people whose COPD is so severe that they would be unable to tolerate it.

"This funding has improved detection of COPD and has improved access to rehabilitation across the whole area," said Dr Venters.

Clinical Director Angus Venters

Clinical Director: Angus Venters

Angus Venters, FerrindonaldAngus is one of the current GPs in Sleat, arriving here in 1999 after working in Leeds for several years.He was born and educated in Scotland, and has lived and worked in several places over the years.In addition to general practice he has also in the past been a Director of Leeds Medical Service Ltd; Secretary of Leeds Doctors' Cooperative and Vice-chair of the Sleat Community Trust .Currently, he is also Clinical Director of the Mid-Highland Community Health Partnership, Vice-chair of Club Film and a member of the local fencing club.He is a Science fiction fan, a technophile and claims to be an amateur futurologist.He also brews a fair beer....