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PCRS issues guidance on use of e-cigarettes as stop smoking aid

17/02/2020

New guidance from PCRS addresses the latest concerns about the safety of e-cigarettes and advises healthcare professionals how to support an estimated 3.2 million patients who use them to stop...

NICE overturns current practice of multiplying ICS doses for child asthma attacks

17/02/2020

NICE has overturned a 2017 recommendation to quadruple the dose of inhaled corticosteroids for children when their asthma control deteriorates. The NICE advisory committee which has made the...

Catch up the learning from the PCRS Respiratory Conference 2019

17/02/2020

The PCRS Conference Report 2019 is now online. It contains a summary of the key clinical, service development and plenary sessions of the three day event held in Telford in September 2019....

Change at the top of PCRS

05/02/2020

PCRS is currently advertising for a new CEO following Anne Smith’s decision to step down as Chief Executive (CE) of the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) on 1 May 2020. Anne has managed the...

Earlier lung cancer diagnosis increases survival rates

04/02/2020

Lung cancer patients diagnosed via emergency hospital admission are five times more likely to die within a year than those referred for treatment by their GP says a new report. The report, Early...

New data reveals smokers need more support to quit

31/01/2020

Nearly one million smokers in England would have been helped to quit smoking if funding for stop smoking services had been maintained, reports the Taskforce for Lung Health, of which PCRS is a member...

New guidance to combat malnutrition in patients with COPD

22/01/2020

Updated guidance, endorsed by PCRS, to help healthcare professionals identify and manage people with COPD at risk of malnutrition, has been produced by a multi professional panel. The second issue...

Four new members elected to the PCRS Executive

22/01/2020

After a close election, PCRS congratulates Katherine Hickman, Vince Mak, Daryl Freeman and Ren Lawlor who have been elected for a three year term of office on the PCRS Executive. Katherine, Vince and...

Primary care urged to help smokers with mental health conditions

08/01/2020

Health professionals are being asked to encourage smokers to try a New Year quit attempt which could improve both their mental and overall health. Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has produced...

PCRS publishes pragmatic view of conflicting asthma guidelines

17/12/2019

A new PCRS consensus based article offers clarity on the role of leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) as a first line add-on treatment in asthma and other controversial issues in asthma diagnosis...

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