The UK is now exposed to more extreme weather conditions than ever before:Hot weather and heatwavesDroughts and risk of wildfiresPeriods of heavy rain and flash floodingIncreased pollution and pollen levelsAll of these put the health and wellbeing of people with respiratory conditions at risk.

Chronic cough and breathlessness are among the most common and challenging respiratory symptoms encountered in primary care, contributing significantly to consultation demand, repeat attendances, diagnostic uncertainty and pressure on already stretched NHS resources. This webinar explores the missed opportunities in the assessment and management of chronic cough and breathlessness across primary care in the UK, set against the realities of today's NHS landscape.

This position statement outlines the rationale, core principles and practical steps for implementing risk-stratified asthma care across UK primary care, ensuring patients at medium and high risk receive timely review, optimisation of therapy and personalised support to reduce future risk.In summary, the position of the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) is that:

Join our Executive Chair Darush Attar-Zadeh, as he shares guidance and support for how we can protect our youth from smoking and vaping.Supporting patients to quit tobacco remains one of the most cost‐effective interventions a healthcare professional can offer because it delivers immediate and long‐term health gains while reducing the burden on health services. Helping someone stop smoking lowers their risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory illness and surgical complications, and these improvements begin within days.

In August 2026, PCRS launched its Blueprint for Neighbourhood Health in COPD. In this podcast, Katherine Hickman (GP) and Sarah Elkin (Consultant and RTP clinical lead for COPD Neighbourhood) discuss the blueprint and how local areas can start to use it to implement effective Neighbourhood Health models for individuals with COPD. As part of their discussion they address:

A Single Patient Record, which is available to patients and healthcare professionals from different care settings alike, and includes information on investigations, care records, results, medical notes by clinicians and coding information, would optimise resources and improve patient care and outcomes by facilitating timely and accurate transfer of medical information.

In this article Anthony Ball and Rachel Williams provide a summary of why it is so important to address poor housing as a way of tackling health inequalities. They outline some of the key issues, potential barriers to and opportunities for addressing poor housing, as well as some top tips for primary care. This article is also accompanied by a PCRS summary of the impact of poor housing on individuals with respiratory disease.

Digital technology aims to improve access to healthcare. However, for certain individuals with respiratory conditions, it may introduce additional barriers rather than eliminating existing ones.

This article aims to support healthcare professionals working within general practice to implement Ten ways to implement sustainable greener healthcare in primary care respiratory practice, a publication from the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS). It offers practical tips, resources and advice on steps you can take to prioritise options and break down the activities required into manageable tasks.