The talk will showcase an overview of the Portsmouth Hospital Trust, quality improvement MISSION ABC project that designed, delivered and tested a model of care to drive improvements and educate people with asthma, COPD and undiagnosed breathlessness.

Hear from a Respiratory Nurse Specialist about how one forward thinking practice took up the challenge of SABA over-reliance. Learn about the interventions that were made, the significant results achieved, and how this can be easily replicated in any practice across the UK.

Panel members shared their personal and professional reflections on the current state of asthma care in the UK, followed by a chaired discussion on the theme: Increasing our impact: Time to accelerate the pace of change.

We have issued pragmatic guidance for the routine and crisis management of patients with asthma and COPD during the UK Covid-19 epidemic.

Very Brief Advice (VBA) is our most practical tool to trigger a quit attempt, with structured behavioural support and medical treatment being the best method of quitting and ideally these are provided by stop smoking practitioners.

Tobacco dependency is a long-term relapsing condition that usually starts in childhood This tobacco dependency pragmatic guide is a practical, immediately implementable, evidence-based framework to enable healthcare professionals to routinely identify smokers, encourage a quit attempt a

Asthma Guidelines in Practice – A PCRS Consensus is a practical and pragmatic guide for healthcare professionals working in primary and intermediate care.  This guide was commissioned to provide clarity on aspects of diagnosis, management and monitoring of asthma that are uncertain

People living with respiratory disease require a significant amount of support, guidance and intervention to manage their condition effectively. These interventions should be delivered by clinicians with an appropriate level of expertise in this field.

My name is Russell Winwood; I’m 59 years old and have been living with severe COPD for the past 14 years. Nowadays I live very well with my COPD, but it hasn’t always been like this.

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a hereditary condition caused by one of many mutations in the SERPINA1 gene, resulting in reduced levels or absence of the alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) protein.

PCRS advocates that: 

Winter brings predictable surges in respiratory illness and pressure across urgent and emergency care. This paper sets out a practical, primary care-led framework to reduce avoidable demand by acting earlier on respiratory risk. We describe seven interventions: