Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has been included as a key intervention in the NHS Long Term Plan. However the PR audit1 showed that only 62% of people referred go on to complete the course.
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRU, Winter Pressures, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: COPD, Current, Event information, Other organisation/charity produced
The aim of this conference is to learn and share knowledge on current research, leading worldwide researchers, scientists, academic scientists, industry researchers, scholars, decision makers and other professionals to gather in COPD and Lung Health 2021.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, COVID-19, Inhaler devices, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Get ready for winter now... The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge amount of upheaval and changed the way we live our lives in a very short space of time.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Inhaler devices, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Dr Duncan Keeley and Prof Martin Partridge have set out that there are advantages of separating out the routine inhaled treatment of asthma and COPD from that needed in more acute situations.
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, Respiratory tests and investigations, Service development and improvement, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Guidance was published in April 2021 regarding the reinstatement of spirometry services during and post-COVID-19.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Archive, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, COVID-19, Infection, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
A video has been produced by Dr Katherine Hickman, Respiratory Lead for West Yorkshire and Harrogate and a GP in Bradford, about managing stable COPD and asthma patients over the phone.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, Greener Healthcare, PCRS Position Statement, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS 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.
Conference Proceedings Highlights Abstracts Conference Feedback Plenary Session Highlights
Taxonomy: Allergy, Asthma, COPD, Current, Respiratory tests and investigations, Service development and improvement, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Patients with respiratory symptoms and disease deserve a correct diagnosis and correct guideline driven care that is standardized, patient focused, delivered by a Health Care Professional (HCP) with suitable training and experience, at a site and within an appropriate timeframe to meet their need
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, COPD, Current, Health policy information, Infection
Briefing document for National Respiratory Strategies – the NHS Long term plan and Lung Health Taskforce 5 year plan.
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, COPD, Other, PCRU, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, 1 hour
Taxonomy: COPD, Current, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
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?
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, COPD, Other, PCRU, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, 1 hour
Issue 16 of PCRU looks back over the year and looks forward to the future of respiratory care
Taxonomy: Asthma, COPD, Current, Service development and improvement, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, Expert
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.