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Blog: Information from unexpected sources | David Barber

10/06/2021

David Barber, Trainee Advanced Practitioner / Respiratory Physiotherapist Knowsley Community Respiratory Service I’m certain we have all experienced that moment, when information not sought...

Frailty and respiratory disease in primary care

10/06/2021

PCRS have today issued a position statement on strategies to care for patients with respiratory disease and frailty in the community setting. Frailty is thought to affect around 10% of those aged...

PCRS Announces New Collaboration with British Thoracic Society

25/05/2021

The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) and British Thoracic Society (BTS) have worked together successfully for many years, and we are pleased to announce that a formal collaboration now exists...

Blog series - A Lifelong Journey with Asthma | Dr Katherine Hickman

21/05/2021

When a patient is diagnosed with asthma they are starting on a journey. A journey that for the majority will last a lifetime. If that patient starts off on the wrong foot and travels down the wrong...

PCRS joins the Inequalities in Health Alliance

13/05/2021

PCRS has joined the call for more action across government to reduce health inequalities. We are proud to have joined the Inequalities in Health Alliance, a coalition of over 140...

Blog series – Asthma outcomes: National policy perspective | Professor Mike Morgan

07/05/2021

Professor Mike Morgan is an Honorary Professor at the University of Leicester and was formerly the National Clinical Director for Respiratory Services in England. He gave us his view...

Blog series – Asthma outcomes: Psychology perspective | Dr Alistair JA Duff

07/05/2021

Dr Alistair JA Duff is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and is Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Leeds. He leads us through some of the psychological...

Blog series – Asthma outcomes: Education perspective | Dr Linda Edwards

07/05/2021

Dr Linda Edwards is the Chief Executive of Education for Health and she discussed the need for simplicity in the tools for clinicians to help create change in their patients...

Blog series – Asthma outcomes: Research perspective | Professor Hilary Pinnock

07/05/2021

Professor Hilary Pinnock is Professor of Primary Care Respiratory Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and Lead on the Optimising Management of Asthma Attacks theme within the...

Blog series – Asthma outcomes: Community pharmacy perspective | Darush Attar-Zadeh

07/05/2021

Darush Attar-Zadeh is a community pharmacist and Executive Committee member of the Primary Care Respiratory Society. He gives his view of how community pharmacies can have a role in...