Respiratory disease and mental health are interlinked in many ways, with respiratory conditions often impacting mental wellbeing and vice versa. NHS England states that people with severe and enduring mental illness are at greater risk of poor physical health and reduced life expect

With the summer holidays fast approaching, many will be planning trips abroad and booking flights for warm and sunny destinations. However, flying can be a very challenging way to travel for many people with respiratory disease.

There is a slight change to our In Conversation this month - moving from its regular slot to Monday, 23rd June, 19:30-20:00.

For our next In Conversation Katherine was joined by Dr Richard Russell, a man of many respiratory interested hats!

Joining us on Wednesday 21st May, 19:30-20:00, for our next In Conversation is Dr Richard Russell, a man of many respiratory interested hats!

This is the second webinar in the PCRS Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (MART) in asthma campaign.

Are you struggling to persuade your Integrated Care Board (ICB) to fund FeNO testing? With the new BTS/NICE/SIGN asthma guideline recommending FeNO for asthma diagnostic testing, this can create quite a challenging for primary care providers.

Join Dr Sanjeev Rana and Dr Katherine Hickman on Wednesday 30th April from 19:00 for a focused, practical session offering clear, evidence-based guidance on when to use FeNO testing to support asthma diagnosis.

The webinar will be held on Friday 9 May 2025 at 19:00 for 45 minutes. Chaired by Katherine Hickman (our PCRS Executive Chair), she and guest speakers, Deborah Leese and Marieke Strange, will focus on:

As we move from Winter into the beauty of Spring, as the trees start to produce their pollen, we begin to see an increase in patients with symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis.

As we move from Winter into the beauty of Spring, as the trees start to produce their pollen, we begin to see an increase in patients with symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis.

Are you curious about how research can fit into your everyday clinical practice?

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances Helen will no longer be able to join Katherine for this conversation, however we are thrilled to share that Dr Jane Watson has offered her time to take part and share her expertise.Are you curious about how research can fit into your everyday

The environment and air quality has a considerable impact on people with respiratory conditions and the symptoms they experience. In turn, respiratory conditions, and the medication which treats them, adds considerably to the NHS carbon footprint.