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Integrated care improves quality of life for people with COPD

10/04/2019

An integrated disease management (IDM) and structured follow up intervention reduces severe exacerbations and urgent primary care visits in people with high risk COPD. This is the finding of a...

Updated lung cancer guidance published by NICE

09/04/2019

Updated guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of non-small-cell and small-cell lung cancer has been published by NICE. New recommendations are largely focused on secondary care but the guideline...

Mobile friendly slide rule launched on Asthma Right Care website

09/04/2019

A mobile friendly asthma slide rule has been added to the Asthma Right Care website. The asthma slide rule has been designed to help prescribers initiate discussions with their peers and...

Respiratory QOF changes come in to force next week

27/03/2019

Primary care clinicians are reminded that important changes to respiratory QOF indicators introduced by the new GP contract become effective from April 1. The changes are: A new COPD...

Funding cuts hitting primary care tobacco dependency support

27/03/2019

Tobacco dependency support is declining in GP practices and pharmacies and only half of local authorities now offer universal specialist stop smoking services. This is the finding of a new report...

Primary care urged to do more to help patients quit smoking

12/03/2019

An overloaded health system, lack of smoking cessation services and insufficient training are preventing primary care practitioners from using evidence based interventions to help patients to quit...

Respiratory patients must be advised about air pollution says NICE

08/03/2019

Healthcare professionals should raise awareness of the dangers of air pollution with patients with chronic respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, says a new Quality Standard on air pollution...

PCRS backs MPs’ plan for crack down on tobacco dependency

08/03/2019

A cross-party group of MPs has set out a range of tough measures to tackle tobacco dependency including raising the minimum age of sale for tobacco to prevent youngsters taking up the habit. The...

E-cigarette use remains low among young people

05/03/2019

Regular e-cigarette use among young people remains low in Britain and has plateaued among adults, says a new report from Public Health England. It calls for more smokers to be encouraged to use e-...

Primary Care Respiratory Academy 2019 events launched

27/02/2019

Registration is now open for the Primary Care Respiratory Academy 2019 Clinical, Commissioning and Pharmacy events. The programme starts in April and offers: 20 full day clinical roadshows, 10...