On World Lung Day, 25 September 2022, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) calls on governments worldwide to address stark global inequalities in respiratory health.
Inspiring best practice in respiratory care
The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) advocates for the improvement of care and outcomes for people with respiratory diseases, bringing together all healthcare professionals, offering them a welcoming, supportive, inclusive, non-hierarchical community where everybody has a voice.
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COPD
A consensus-based article that sets out a simple treatment pathway based on the predominant characteristics
Asthma
Step by step guides, podcasts and webinars cover prevention, diagnosis, testing and management. They will help you to support your patients and improve their outcomes.
COVID-19
The latest PCRS COVID-19 guidance for healthcare professionals working in primary care.
MRC Dyspnoea Scale
The mMRC (Modified Medical Research Council) Dyspnoea Scale is used to assess the degree of baseline functional disability due to dyspnoea.
Inhaler devices
Inhaler devices may seem simple to use but they are often used incorrectly by patients and healthcare professionals alike.
Primary Care Respiratory Update (PCRU)
Our members' magazine packed with useful features, clinical updates, educational updates, respiratory news and opinion.
The Respiratory Service Framework
The Respiratory Service Framework (RSF) demonstrates what excellence in respiratory service looks like and how it may be delivered at a population level.
Online Asthma Slide Rule
The asthma slide rule helps to start a conversation with your patients and/or colleagues around how much salbutamol is acceptable before a review is necessary
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The UK's leading respiratory conference for clinicians working primary, community and integrated care comes to Telford in September.
Despite the reality of high asthma death rates in the UK, Asthma Myths mean many do not take the condition seriously.
A local network is the ideal way to bring colleagues in your area together, to share best practice, hear the latest news and access peer support.
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12th September 2022
PCRS joins the nation in offering our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty the Queen.
1st September 2022
The PCRS conference is one of the highlights of the PCRS calendar. This year, we are excited to be bringing back our regular face-to-face conference and we’ll be travelling down to Telford International Centre on 22nd September spring in our step!
Practice NursePCRS is an ideal forum for busy doctors and nurses in primary care with newsletters, treatment summaries and great training videos for the whole team.
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