In the third in our series of snapshot case vignettes aimed at illustrating self-management opportunities Dr Iain Small brings you the case of Gerald. Three healthcare professionals have provided their feedback on the case. How would you respond?

Issue 16 of PCRU looks back over the year and looks forward to the future of respiratory care 

Issue 15 of PCRU examines the challenges of tackling multimorbidity in patients with respiratory disease and equality in patient populations.

Special Features Editor’s Round-Up Iain Small Chair’s Perspective: Influencing change Noel Baxter

In this article from Primary Care Respiratory Update, Spring 2018, Fran Robinson, discusses the use of rescue packs with Dr John Hurst, Honorary Consultant at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Reader in Respiratory Medicine at University College (UCL) London.

In this article from PCRU Spring 2017 Fran Robinson interviews Barbara Preston, a member of the PCRS Lay Reference Group, who had bronchiectasis as a child but was not diagnosed until she was an adult, the article illustrates how this delay to diagnosis impacts

In this article published in the December 2017 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update, Professors' Hilary Pinnock and Stephanie Taylor discuss the evidence for self-management and provide answers to the most common questions arising about what it is and how we as healthcare professionals can su

Special Features Guest Editor’s Round-Up Carol Stonham Chair’s Perspective Noel Baxter Supported self-management for respiratory conditions in primary care Stephani

Special Features Editor’s Round-Up Iain Small Chair’s Perspective Noel Baxter PCRS-UK 30th Anniversary Fran Robinson, Anne Smith, Iain Small

This article introduces the TARGET study algorithm paper, which reports development of a new clinical prediction algorithm designed to improve targeted antibiotic prescribing in children with respiratory tract infections.

2017 marks the 30th anniversary of the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS-UK).

In this feature article produced in the Spring 2016 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update Noel Baxter explores how to help stratify people with asthma providing links to XML files you can access and use in your practice

In the Chair's Perspective feature of this edition of PCRU, Dr Noel Baxter discusses the importance of early and accurate diagnosis for respiratory conditions.

An excerpt from the December 2016 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update which summarises prior PCRS-UK resources on recognising and diagnosing rarer lung conditions in primary care.  The article has been edited by Dr Basil Penny and Dr Iain Small

This short guide from the Primary Care Respiratory Update, Getting the Basics Right" series provides an essential update from Dr Noel Baxter on why a carbon monoxide test is an essential part of a GP and practice nurses's toolkit and valuable motivational tool for smokers