NICE first published a quality standard for asthma based on the BTS/SIGN asthma guideline in 2013.

A Respiratory Dashboard has been developed by a group of respiratory specialists established by the NHS Business Services Authority to highlight the variation in prescrib

PCRS is supporting the AskAboutAsthma campaign run by the Healthy London Partnership to coincide with the start of the new school year.

Clinicians are complacent about SABA overuse, ignoring evidence that excessive prescribing can cause asthma deaths, a new study in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine has revealed.

NICE has published new draft guidance recommending benralizumab (Fasenra, AstraZeneca) for people who have severe eosinophilic asthma.

Patients with difficult and severe asthma are often failing to get the specialist assessment, support and treatment they need, says a new report by Asthma UK.

Hospital admissions were reduced by 16% after practices in Harrow took on board the lessons learned from an audit of 291 children and young people who had had asthma attacks.

A review of 68 worldwide studies has identified the factors which put children at risk of a severe asthma attack. Clinicians will be able to use this information to focus risk reduction management strategies on the high risk child. 

The British Lung Foundation (BLF) and Asthma UK have published two new resources that healthcare professionals can use to encourage patients with COPD and asthma to self-manage their condition. Self-management pack

Today is World Asthma Day, an event held each May by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA) to raise awareness of asthma worldwide.

In this article from the December 2017 Primary Care Respiratory Update, Charles Waddicor,chair of the PCRS-UK Trustees, shares his experience of surviving an asthma attack and his approach to self-management.  The article is introduced by Carol Stonham guest editor for this issue of Primary

Chronic lung disease is a common and growing problem in Africa affecting around 1 in 8 adults. The main forms are COPD, asthma and post TB lung disease.

Developed by the PCRS Service Development Committee, the Respiratory Service Framework (RSF) helps those looking to design a patient focussed respiratory service working across all sectors of out of hospital care to see the ideal components for a given population of patients.

In this Chair's Perspective from the Spring 2017 edition of Primary Care Respiratory Update, Dr Noel Baxter discusses the importance of early and accurate diagnosis for respiratory conditions.

PCRS has published a consensus statement on key aspects of the diagnosis, management and monitoring of asthma to provide clarity for primary care clinicians faced with conflicting national guidelines1