Challenging the Perceptions of COPD

A Clinical Fellow Pharmacist with a keen interest in preventative medicine. Darush has presented at various national and international conferences (including the PCRS, IPCRG, ERS, Clinical Pharmacy Congress). Darush was part of the London Clinical Senate Helping Smokers Quit programme. Darush is a lead for NHS RightBreathe and helps mentor clinicians in 45 PCNs across NW London. In 2019 Darush was awarded PCPA GP Pharmacist runner up. He runs group sessions with patients and clinicians. Darush is the Chair of the PCRS Conference Organising Committee, Vice Chair of the Executive Committee.
Other roles include:
Co-Chair Taskforce for Lung Health Medicines Optimisation Working Group
Co-Chair of the CYP Pharmacy asthma group pan London

Darush enjoys running and raising money for respiratory and cardiac charities. One of his main missions is to reduce health inequalities caused by tobacco and spends a lot of his time teaching in deprived locations across the UK.

Steve Holmes has been a general practice principal since 1989 and continues to provide clinical care to the Shepton Mallet population in Somerset. He is Policy Lead for PCRS and is a previous chair and remains involved in the service development committee (with a background supporting the executive, education and the leadership programme). He is chair of the IPCRG Education sub committee. He was on RCGP council for more than a decade and is chair of the Severn RCGP Faculty. He has been involved in more than 300 published papers and has spoken widely. He is a clinical lead for Integrated Care in Somerset ICB. He enjoys keeping running when the opportunity arises and playing the piano and a variety of guitars badly; along with gardening, DIY and renovation work

Following 26 years working in general practice Carol now works at Gloucestershire ICB on the Respiratory Clinical Programme Group and is the CYP Asthma Clinical Lead. Carol has also been appointed as a co-clinical lead of the NHSE South West Respiratory Network.
Carol is the past Executive Chair of PCRS – the first non-doctor and first female to take the chair. She is current policy lead for PCRS. She is also a director of the UK Lung Cancer Coalition, and a board member of the UK Inhaler Group and National Asthma and COPD Audit as well as sitting on the NHS Long Term Plan Respiratory Delivery Board. She also co-chairs the Lung Health Task Force early and accurate diagnosis group and is a member of the NHS Long Term Plan Breathlessness Diagnosis group.
Carol received Queen’s Nurse award in 2007 and in 2016 was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours list for Services to Nursing and Healthcare.