Can Only Plan Daily - COPD is a serious disease needing the right diagnosis and treatment with the person’s need sitting front and centre.
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRS Position Statement, Standard, Winter Wrapped, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRS Position Statement, PCRU, Peer Support Network information, Standard, Winter Wrapped, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Asthma Guidelines in Practice – A PCRS Consensus is a practical and pragmatic guide for healthcare professionals working in primary and intermediate care. This guide was commissioned to provide clarity on aspects of diagnosis, management and monitoring of asthma that are uncertain
Taxonomy: Current, Greener Healthcare, Inhaler devices, PCRS Position Statement, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Concerns about the environmental impact of the propellant gases used in pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) and the plastics used in all single-use inhaler devices have made them an important focus for efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the NHS.
Taxonomy: Asthma, COPD, COVID-19, Current, Infection, Other, PCRS Position Statement, PCRU, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS have issued a position statement on strategies to care for patients with respiratory disease and frailty in the community setting. Frailty is thought to affect around 10% of those aged over 65 years and up to half of those aged over 85 years.
Taxonomy: Current, News, Other, PCRS Position Statement, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS have today issued a position statement on strategies to care for patients with respiratory disease and frailty in the community setting.
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COVID-19, Current, PCRS Position Statement, Respiratory tests and investigations, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Spirometry, a test used to measure and monitor lung function, is an important component of the diagnosis, management and monitoring of respiratory conditions in primary care.
Taxonomy: Current, Health policy information, Other, PCRS Position Statement, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
This document represents a draft White Paper focused on achieving Greener Respiratory Healthcare that is kinder to the environment. At this time we are inviting review and comment from the PCRS membership. When reviewing the document please consider:
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, COVID-19, Current, News, PCRS Position Statement, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS Pragmatic Guidance for crisis management of asthma and COPD during the UK
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRS Position Statement, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
As a point of principle, we support initiatives to improve air quality, and minimise short- and long-term damage to the environment, particularly those with an impact on climate change resulting from greenhouse gases.
PCRS cautiously welcome the implementation of the pilot phase of the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme in England.
Taxonomy: Current, News, Other, PCRS Position Statement, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS has published a new resource to help Primary Care Network clinical directors improve local respiratory services.
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRS Position Statement, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Healthcare professionals should be prepared to help their patients to quit tobacco smoking and should be knowledgeable about e-cigarettes so they can answer questions if asked or be able to direct people to the most up to date source of information.