While the National COPD audit has been running for several years, this is the first report based on primary care data to be published.

Here Dr Noel Baxter describes some top tips for managing breathlessness. This resource was first published in the December 2015 edition of Primary Care Respiratory Update.

This wall chart, produced in the Spring 2016 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update, provides succinct guidance on the key elements of a good respiratory review for people with asthma and COPD.

In this feature article produced in the Summer 2016 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update Anne Rodman discusses how making relatively simple changes to practice templates to facilitate coding of key indicators has enabled a Birmingham practice to improve outcomes for its respiratory patients.&

Deciding when to give rescue medication to a COPD patient for them to take if their symptoms deteriorate is an important part of the management of COPD.

This article, from our series of articles on Getting the Basics Right produced in the Spring 2016 (Issue 7) edition of Primary Care Respiratory Update provides simple steps and guidance on working with patients to ensure good inhaler technique.

Public Health England campaign Public Health England will be running a “Be Clear on Cancer campaign” focusing on the respiratory symptoms of a persistent cough and inappropriate breathlessness to encourage people with these symptoms to see their doctor.

The report, The Battle for Breath: the Impact of Lung Disease in the UK and its accompanying website, which received expert input from several senior PCRS-UK members, are the result of a three year epidemiological study, and provide the most comprehensive ov

An opinion sheet providing information on the social and lifestyle impact of COPD on patients and their carers and advice on how primary care clinicians can help

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease – known as GOLD – has just published its latest guideline for COPD. GOLD has been developing international guidelines for COPD since 1997.

Key findings

An opinion sheet providing information and advice on assessing fitness to fly for passengers with lung disease

EQUIP is a simple modular-based tool for practices, clinical commissioning groups, health boards and other groups working in primary care respiratory medicine. This module focuses on prevalence, early and accurate diagnosis of asthma and COPD

EQUIP is a simple modular-based tool for practices, clinical commissioning groups, health boards and other groups working in primary care respiratory medicine.