The UK's leading respiratory conference for clinicians working primary, community and integrated care returns to Telford in September 2025.Save the date18th - 20th September 2025Telford International Centre

As many as one-in-two healthcare attendances for breathing difficulties in Bradford could be triggered by breaches in daily air pollution limits, new research has uncovered. 

Dr Iain Small (Chair of the Primary Care Respiratory Society 2008 – 2013) (Born 11/02/1961 Died 20/06/2023)

Lung Volume Reduction (LVR) is a clinically proven and NICE approved therapy for reducing breathlessness in COPD. Changes in treatment means that minimally invasive options (e.g. valves) are now available, but the majority of eligible patients are not referred.

Have you booked your place at this year’s conference yet? Early bird registration is now open for you to secure your place and join us in Telford for the UK’s leading respiratory conference for clinicians working in primary, community, and integrated care.

Patients will be empowered to choose where they receive their NHS care under new plans to help cut waiting lists, one of the Prime Minister’s five priorities.

In this one hour live webinar we will cover:

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves quality of life and reduces exacerbations and NICE guidelines recommend that PR should be offered to all patients who consider themselves functionally disabled due to their COPD.

In this one hour live webinar we will cover:

The PCRS Patient Reference Group is an advisory group responsible for providing independent advice and feedback to the executive committee and trustees on how well the Society is performing in relation to the following objectives:

Imperial College London is launching a qualitative study about screening and early treatment for pulmonary fibrosis. As primary care healthcare professionals, your participation would be highly appreciated.

The PCRS Executive is the main standing committee of PCRS. It leads on the development and implementation of the activities of the charity.  We are now able announce that following the call for applications, the executive committee election results are as follows:

The transformation of out of hospital services has been identified as a key element of the NHS recovery plan. Patient care delivered closer to or in their own homes was identified as a priority in the NHS Long Term Plan.