The main aim here is to increase long term health care management options in Solent NHS ( National Health Service) Trust by building social capacity to support self-management. The GENIE tool will be introduced into the COPD service to improve options for social groups and exercise when leaving a pulmonary rehabilitation group, or when clinically unable to participate in exercise. The implementation of the GENIE tool aims;
* to build social networking awareness and the importance of utilising existing social resources in the professional and voluntary members of the COPD service
* to use social network mapping techniques and preference elicitation to engage COPD patients in reflecting on their support preferences and needs, help them access further resources and knowledge
* Evaluate the success of the social mapping techniques (GENIE) in the COPD patient population
* Evaluate the cost benefit to the health service of the GENIE in the COPD patient population
