In this PCRS Health Inequalities podcast Katherine Hickman (PCRS executive chair, Kaniksha Aggarwal, Martin Sutcliffe and Sue Wheatcroft discuss respiratory disease and mental health in the context of the UK prison setting. They touch on:

The new BTS/NICE/SIGN guideline, Asthma: Diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management (NG245) has placed fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) early in the diagnostic algorithm, which has caused some concern.

Point-of-care testing of C-reactive protein (CRP) for the acute assessment of worsening symptoms in people known to have COPD can safely reduce the use of antibiotics and could help improve the diagnostic approach towards someone presenting in such a crisis.

With the summer holidays fast approaching, many will be planning trips abroad and booking flights for warm and sunny destinations. However, flying can be a very challenging way to travel for many people with respiratory disease.

There is a slight change to our In Conversation this month - moving from its regular slot to Monday, 23rd June, 19:30-20:00.

Corinne Beirne, Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Amanda Roberts, from PCRS’s patient reference group, discuss what constitutes a good asthma review from a patient’s perspective.

As a summary, this policy statement advocates:

In this inspiring article we learn about the power of storytelling for children and young people suffering from asthma. Asthma is a very common disease, and for some it is a lifelong condition requiring long-term self-management.

With the landmark Tobacco and Vapes Billentering its final stages in Parliament, and just days before World No Tobacco Day (31 May)and the nationwide ban on disposable vapes (1 June 2025),

For our next In Conversation Katherine was joined by Dr Richard Russell, a man of many respiratory interested hats!

Joining us on Wednesday 21st May, 19:30-20:00, for our next In Conversation is Dr Richard Russell, a man of many respiratory interested hats!

In November 2024 NICE, in collaboration the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), released guidance NG245.

In this podcast Fiona Mosgrove (PCRS Education lead) and Tom Fardon (Consultant Physician) discuss asthma biologics and how they can support effective severe asthma care.

Are you struggling to persuade your Integrated Care Board (ICB) to fund FeNO testing? With the new BTS/NICE/SIGN asthma guideline recommending FeNO for asthma diagnostic testing, this can create quite a challenging for primary care providers.

Join Dr Sanjeev Rana and Dr Katherine Hickman on Wednesday 30th April from 19:00 for a focused, practical session offering clear, evidence-based guidance on when to use FeNO testing to support asthma diagnosis.