The PCRS blueprint for Neighbourhood Health in COPD outlines how Neighbourhood Health models could organise COPD care around integrated local services.
Spacer devices are an important tool in the treatment of asthma and COPD.
Our packed programme is designed by a multi-disciplinary team of general practice, community and integrated care respiratory experts.
Inhalation is the main route for administration of drugs for conditions such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The advantage of administering drugs by inhaler is that drugs are delivered directly to the site of action within the airways.
We have issued pragmatic guidance for the routine and crisis management of patients with asthma and COPD during the UK Covid-19 epidemic.
United Kingdom, 26 August 2026 - The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) has launched its new Blueprint for Neighbourhood Health in COPD, providing healthcare systems, commissioners, primary care teams and local partners with a practical framework for designing and delivering neighbourhood-ba
PCRS is delighted to be working with NHS Wales Performance and Improvement and members of the National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP) to bring this one-day, essential primary care respiratory update meeting to Cardiff.
In August 2026, PCRS launched its Blueprint for Neighbourhood Health in COPD.
The Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS) is increasingly alarmed by the widespread and accelerating loss of respiratory leadership, expertise and strategic capacity across Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), regional NHS structures, and Primary Care Networks (PCNs).
The Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS) is calling for urgent action to protect respiratory services across England.
The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) recognises that short-term respiratory admissions can be reduced but not always entirely avoided.
Two new NHS England resources have been published, designed to support improved outcomes and more equitable access to high-quality care for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Spacer devices are an important tool in the treatment of asthma and COPD.