Concerns about the environmental impact of the propellant gases used in pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) and the plastics used in all single-use inhaler devices have made them an important focus for efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the NHS.

Chronic cough in adults is defined as a cough lasting longer than 8 weeks.

Chronic breathlessness in adults is defined as breathlessness lasting longer than 8 weeks.

The UK is now exposed to more extreme weather conditions than ever before:

We have effective treatments for many respiratory conditions but their impact on outcomes is limited by patient non-adherence. 

Chronic cough and breathlessness are among the most common and challenging respiratory symptoms encountered in primary care, contributing significantly to consultation demand, repeat attendances, diagnostic uncertainty and pressure on already str

This position statement outlines the rationale, core principles and practical steps for implementing risk-stratified asthma care across UK primary care, ensuring patients at medium and high risk receive timely review, optimisation of therapy and personalised support to reduce future risk.

A new Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) position statement urges primary care teams to proactively identify and support patients most at risk of severe asthma attacks.

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Chronic breathlessness in adults, defined as breathlessness lasting longer than 8-weeks, is among the most common reasons people consult in primary care. It also frequently becomes a long term condition driven by multiple treatable traits, rather than a single disease.

Join our Executive Chair Darush Attar-Zadeh, as he shares guidance and support for how we can protect our youth from smoking and vaping.

United Kingdom, 26 August 2026 - The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) has launched its new Blueprint for Neighbourhood Health in COPD, providing healthcare systems, commissioners, primary care teams and local partners with a practical framework for designing and delivering neighbourhood-ba

Chronic cough and breathlessness are among the most common and challenging respiratory symptoms encountered in primary care, contributing significantly to consultation demand, repeat attendances, diagnostic uncertainty and pressure on already stretched NHS resources.

PCRS is delighted to be working with NHS Wales Performance and Improvement and members of the National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP) to bring this one-day, essential primary care respiratory update meeting to Cardiff.

The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) is calling on NHS leaders, policymakers and system suppliers to commit to delivering a Single Patient Record as a core component of the NHS’s analogue‑to‑digital transition as outlined within the NHS England 10-year Health Plan: Fit for