PCRU Previous Editions

Special Features

• Editor’s Round-Up Hilary Pinnock
• Chair's perspective: A new direction for PCRS-UK Stephen Gaduzo
• Inspiring, thought provoking and challenging: the PCRS-UK 2015 national conference Francesca Robinson

Regular Feature

• Policy Round-Up Bronwen Thompson
• Getting the Basics Right Managing dilemmas in respiratory tract infections and antibiotics prescribing Fran Robinson, Kevin Gruffydd-Jones
• Top Tips: Breathlessness Noel Baxter, Debbie Roots
• Pulse oximeters to self-monitor oxygen saturation levels as part of a personalised asthma action plan for people with asthma Robin Carr
• Journal Round-Up
• PCRS-UK News Round-Up
• Delivering Excellence Locally Scanning the horizon: How to get ahead of the game Fran Robinson
• Enthusiastic new PCRS-UK affiliated group launches in North Shields Fran Robinson, Judith Lawrence
• PCRS-UK leadership programme inspires two practice nurse entrepreneurs to aim high Fran Robinson
• PCRS-UK Respiratory Leadership Programme 2016 Noel Baxter
• Update your clinical practice: excerpt of educational item from npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Special Pull-out Feature

• Home oxygen prescribing: An update

Special Features

• Editor’s Round-Up Hilary Pinnock
• Chair's perspective: The critical importance of diagnosis. Why we must get it right. Stephen Gaduzo
• Nurses: Are you ready for revalidation? PCRS-UK is here to help. Francesca Robinson

Regular Feature

• Policy Round-Up Bronwen Thompson
• Getting the Basics Right Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide testing Fran Robinson
• Journal Round-Up
• PCRS-UK News Round-Up
• British Lung Foundation Professionals 
• Delivering Excellence Locally 
  • Delivering Excellence Locally in West Yorkshire Fran Robinson, Dr Anuj Handa
  • Delivering Excellence Locally in the East of England Fran Robinson, Daryl Freeman
• PCRS-UK Resources and Improvement Tools: Reviewing diagnosis
• New respiratory leaders inspired by PCRS-UK leadership event
• PCRS-UK Affiliated Group Leaders Meeting
• Update your clinical practice: excerpt of educational item from npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Special Pull-out Feature

• Your essential guide to spirometry

Special Features

• Editor’s Round-Up Hilary Pinnock
• Chair's perspective: Why it is important that we continually strive to provide the best respiratory care for our patients Stephen Gaduzo
• Expand your horizons at the premier respiratory conference for primary care Francesca Robinson

Regular Features

• Policy Round-Up Bronwen Thompson
• Getting the Basics Right Allergic rhinitis: A common problem, not to be sneezed at! Stephanie Wolfe
• Journal Round-Up
• PCRS-UK News Round-Up
• Delivering Excellence Locally Practice Nurse is inspired to improve asthma care after reading NRAD report Francesca Robinson, Sarah Anderson
• Improvement Tools National Review of Asthma Deaths – Have you taken appropriate steps to protecting your patients with asthma? Iain Small
• NHS Medway and Swale CCG using Stepping Down Triple Therapy Practice Improvement Worksheet Tricia Bryant
• Regional Leaders Workshops offer support and inspiration Francesca Robinson, Deirdre Siddaway, Carla Astles
• PCRS-UK Affiliated Groups - A powerful tool for education and professional development, camaraderie and local support Carol Stonham, Tricia Bryant
• Update your clinical practice: Practical approach to managing exercise-induced asthma in children and adults

Special Features

• Editor’s Round-Up Hilary Pinnock
• Chair's perspective: Lessons on preventing exacerbations from the National COPD Audit Stephen Gaduzo
• New approaches to care which help to prevent exacerbations Francesca Robinson

Regular Features

• Policy Round-Up Bronwen Thompson
• Journal Round-Up
• PCRS-UK News Round-Up
• Delivering Excellence Locally New respiratory network is sharing good practice in West Yorkshire Francesca Robinson, Anuj Handa
• PCRS-UK Affiliated Local Nurse Groups form a lifeline for practice nurses in Oxfordshire Robin Carr
• PCRS-UK Improvement tools in practice Simply EQUIPPed to Practice Scullion JE, Murphy AC, Jackson DP, Cooke J
• East Kent Prescribing Group using PCRS-UK 'stepping down triple therapy' worksheet Tricia Bryant
• Respiratory Leaders Programme Top tips for setting up a successful project Francesca Robinson
• npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine: Celebrating a successful first 9 months Joe Bennett, Emma Hedington
• Update your clinical practice: excerpt of educational item from npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Special Pull-Out Feature

• Getting the Basics Right Your essential guide to the management of COPD

Special Features

• Editor’s highlights Hilary Pinnock
• Chair's perspective: Whose health is it anyway? Don’t forget about me: successful approaches to working with patients Stephen Gaduzo
• Was our conference as patient centred as we hoped? Francesca Robinson

Regular Features

• Policy Round-Up Bronwen Thompson
• Getting the Basics Right Supporting healthcare professionals to deliver patient-centred care Tricia Bryant
• Journal Round-Up
• PCRS-UK News Round-Up
• Delivering Excellence Locally How to lead a successful project: Respiratory Leaders event Francesca Robinson, Noel Baxter
• Working together locally: Group Leaders and Champions share good practice at networking workshop Francesca Robinson
• Running an affiliated group: keeping the momentum going Francesca Robinson, Sally King
• Get involved - Become a PCRS-UK Respiratory Champion
• Practice Improvement PCRS-UK Practive Improvement Tools make it easier to achieve high standards of care Francesca Robinson, Anne Rodman
• Baby steps.... family gains Planning on implementing practice improvement worksheets in your practice Deirdre Siddaway
• Update your clinical practice: excerpt of educational item from npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

• Welcome to this PCRS-UK inaugural edition of Primary Care Respiratory Update Hilary Pinnock
• Chair's perspective: Why do people die from asthma – have we become complacent in primary care? Stephen Gaduzo
• Policy Round-Up Bronwen Thompson
• Getting the Basics Right Why Asthma Still Kills – Actions you can take now to help reduce asthma deaths Hilary Pinnock, Tricia Bryant
• Journal Round-Up Paul Stephenson, Aziz Sheikh
• PCRS-UK News Round-Up
• Delivering Excellence Locally June Roberts , Steve Holmes, Sara Askew
• Unlock, explore and achieve your leadership potential with the Respiratory Leaders Programme Noel Baxter, Sara Askew
• Set up (or join) a local respiratory group and make a real difference in respiratory care in your area Sara Askew, Carol Stonham
• PCRS-UK Quality Improvement Programmes: Equipping you to deliver excellence locally 
  • NEW … PCRS-UK Practice Improvement Worksheets Iain Small, Morag Reilly
  • NEW… Effecting Quality in Practice (EQUIP) Tricia Bryant, Anne Smith
• PCRS-UK Quality Award – Get recognised for the difference you make in respiratory care 
• Update your clinical practice: excerpt of educational item from npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine