New funding to deliver improvements in respiratory care with a focus on reducing local health inequalities and improving prevention is promised in a report setting out how the NHS Long Term Plan will be delivered.

PCRS is offering several bursaries to support the registration costs of healthcare professionals, who would otherwise not be able to afford to attend the PCRS Respiratory Conference 2019. Funded by Napp Pharmaceuticals, the bursaries are open to any UK based health professional.

If you are confused by conflicting guidance on the role of FeNO testing in the diagnosis of asthma, take a look at the new PCRS consensus statement which gives pragmatic advice on when FeNO testing in primary care should be co

Learn how to inspire positive change, build trust, handle unnecessary internal politics and unify your team at the PCRS Personal Effectiveness Workshop on July 13 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Birmingham.

Respiratory Care Solutions Limited (RCS) would like to invite you to their respiratory network meeting which will discuss What is Interstitial Lung Disease? (ILD) and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) - Top Tips for Symptom Management.

Primary healthcare professionals can play a key role in improving survival from lung cancer by treating tobacco dependency earlier, raising awareness of symptoms, collecting data accurately and encouraging reluctant patients to present.

A new approach to respiratory education has shown that primary healthcare professionals benefit significantly from inter-professional education delivered by a multidisciplinary team.

The PCRS position on changes to QoF.

Since the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) was introduced, PCRS has engaged with the process of developing and shaping the respiratory indicators.

The Spring 2019 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update is now online, packed with articles that will keep you up to date with the latest respiratory developments. Highlights include:

Respiratory nurse practitioner Carol Stonham will achieve two PCRS firsts when she takes over from Dr Noel Baxter as Executive Chair in September 2019. She will become both the first female and the first nurse leader, reflecting the changing and progressive outlook of PCRS.&nb