Find a local peer support network

A vibrant group of mostly Practice nurses, although anyone with a respiratory interest is welcome. We have good links and support from specialist secondary care Respiratory nurses and Physiotherapists who regularly attend. Members come from a wide area of North Hampshire.

We are a group formed of multidisciplinary health professionals focusing on best respiratory care in our area. The group offers an opportunity to network, share best practice and attend regular educational meetings. It is also an opportunity for integration of various teams, including but not exclusive to GP practices and community pharmacy.

We are a friendly group of healthcare professionals from across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICS who network and share best practice. We bring complex case studies for discussion and regional updates to the meetings. We would love to welcome new members from all professions and clinical areas. We are developing an online education program and are putting on regular face to face educational meetings as well.
Please contact Liz at elizabeth.mallett1@nhs.net for further details.

Advising practice nurses & GPs on best practice for respiratory patients

Informal meetings for Croydon primary care practitioners to share best practice and improve patients outcomes

East Surrey PCRS meeting every 3 months for education updates & networking

The Primary Care Network (PCN) Respiratory Champion role was introduced across Humber in 2021 to improve respiratory care and strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration. Despite being an unfunded role, champions receive ongoing education and clinical support from local respiratory leaders. Acting as advocates for best practice, they drive improvements in respiratory care across the region.

4 lunch time meetings a year with a guest expert speaker/clinician followed by discussion,case studies and sharing of ideas, best practice. all welcome

Multi-disciplinary respiratory educational group with attendess from both primary and secondary care

The NI Respiratory Nurse Specialist Forum was established to share best practice and improve respiratory care services for people across NI. It provides educational updates and professional networking for the members.

The NWL Federation group is available for people to share best practice and support with all respiratory related issues dealt with in primary care, including preschool wheeze, asthma and COPD.

Restarting the main Norwich Ford group. First meeting Feb 22nd 2023.
Expecting around 50 attendees.
Talks to include SABA overuse and asthma reviews.

Respiratory Care Solutions in a social enterprise with the aim of inspiring and education health care professionals. The lead for Bradford Respiratory Network is Sarah Oeser (practice nurse).

The group welcomes all healthcare professionals with an interest in respiratory, within all areas of healthcare. Regular attendees include practice nurses, respiratory nurse specialists, respiratory physiotherapists, pharmacists and GPs. We meet 4 times a year and are supported by a variety of pharma companies who help by funding the venue and refreshments. We ask attendees to choose topics to cover or be discussed and we encourage sharing of best practice at the meetings. Anyone keen to develop their presentation skills are invited to share topics relevant to their expertise and knowledge in a friendly and supportive environment.

Open primary care multidisciplinary forum for clinicians with a special interest in respiratory medicine. Group's focus is on sharing best practice, discussing case studies, and QIPs, networking and constantly developing skills within the respiratory medicine field. Everyone welcomed. The group is meeting virtually at present.

We are an inclusive group who welcome new members from all disciplines in both primary and secondary care. We share knowledge and information and have a strong emphasis on peer support.

A friendly professional group that is open to all health care professionals with a respiratory interest in Southampton and local Hampshire area. We meet at least three times a year and have talks from specialist clinicians. Any new resources and information is shared via the group email. We welcome new members.

The Somerset Respiratory Interest Group provides ongoing support for those caring for patients with respiratory disease. It enables opportunities to update, develop knowledge and skills and ultimately to improve respiratory care through education, expert speakers and by sharing experience and best practice through networking and case based discussion. The agenda is based on requests from feedback forms, tailored to the group.

The Sussex Integrated Respiratory Care Network is a multi disciplinary group of professionals with an interest in respiratory care. We have a wide range of members including Specialist Nurses, Physiotherapists, Practice Nurses, GP's, Consultants, Physiologists, Pharmacists, Respiratory Support Workers and Healthcare Assistants across the full integrated care pathway of primary care, community, secondary care, hospice and voluntary sector.
The aim of the network is to provide shared learning, training opportunities and support through an online forum and education sessions.

Regular network and educational meetings for any professional with a respiratory interest. Enables the opportunity to update, develop knowledge and skills to improve respiratory care through education, expert speakers, sharing experiences and best practice. These sessions will be supported by joint educational sponsorship from a number of pharmaceutical companies.

SYRIG are a peer support respiratory interest group meeting approximately bimonthly and providing a mixture of face to face and online events. We source speakers from the South Yorkshire area and Nationally and aim to keep our membership up to date with local changes as well as national issues and provide opportunity to network with likeminded professionals. We have a mixed membership which includes physiotherapists, pharmacists, GPs, Nurses, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Secondary Care Consultants - any health professional is welcome. Our website is www.syrig.org.uk, we have a facebook page and you can register there to be added to our mailing list to hear about local respiratory education opportunities and SYRIG meetings, we would love to hear from you or have you along!

A friendly group keen to develop best practice in respiratory care in our locality. Providing free educational events locally. Encouraging networking to provide support. We are made up of Nurses, Drs, Healthcare assistants, Physios and Pharmacists.

Practice Nurse Group for clinical support and supervision

The group is based in Wiltshire and holds a yearly conference, there is also a very active whatsapp group through which members can ask questions and keep up to date with what is available locally in terms of education. We actively support each other and can set up informal mentoring partnerships to help nurses new into respiratory care, or taking on a new skill or disease group. Whilst the group is mainly nurses we welcome allied HCP who have an interest in respiratory disease in Primary Care.

This is a Respiratory Forum/Respiratory Interest Group which hold meetings for York and North Yorkshire. Educational sessions are carried out every 6-8 weeks via MT, those that usually attend are Respiratory Lead Nurses/GP's in respiratory interest and HCA as well as Pharmacy staff who are involved with asthma and COPD. We get together to talk about what we can learn from each other, share ideas and knowledge, and identify learning needs.