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Respiratory nurse practitioner Carol Stonham will achieve two PCRS firsts when she takes over from Dr Noel Baxter as Executive Chair in September 2019. She will become both the first female and the first nurse leader, reflecting the changing and progressive outlook of PCRS. Read more about Carol and her achievements.

Can Only Plan Daily - COPD is a serious disease needing the right diagnosis and treatment with the person’s need sitting front and centre. ‘All that glitters is not GOLD, nor is it even NICE’ is a consensus-based article that sets out a simple treatment pathway based on the predominant characteristics of COPD for an individual – whether symptoms or exacerbations – distilled from current guidelines.

Fran Robinson talks to Dr Dayo Kuko on her experience of the PCRS Respiratory Leader Programme and how it has helped her deal with conflict, influence others and gain confidence in her professional role. Originally published in the Winter 2018 edition of the Primary Care Respiratory Update. Find out more about the Respiratory Leadership Programme

This PCRU article features initiatives led by PCRS members around the UK, supported by PCRS programmes and tools. Achieving national spirometry certification in primary and secondary care in wales: a systematic approach. Dr Simon Barry Consultant Respiratory Physician University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, and Lead, Respiratory Health Implementation Plan Wales. Originally published in the Winter 2018 edition of the Primary Care Respiratory Update.

In this regular PCRU feature we explore cases of rarer lung conditions and their presentation. In this short case discussion Fran Robinson interviews Dr Stephen Gaduzo as they discuss John, an amateur footballer who has recently been diagnosed with asthma. Originally published in the Winter 2018 edition of the Primary Care Respiratory Update.

Fran Robinson interviews Dr Noel Baxter, Dr Binita Kane, Dr Georges Ng Man Kwong and Dr Jørgen Vestbo, to discuss their experience of setting up and running multidisciplinary respiratory virtual clinics. Originally published in the Winter 2018 edition of the Primary Care Respiratory Update.

Bronwen Thompson discusses the respiratory long-term plan for England with Professor Mike Morgan, National Clinical Director for Respiratory Disease at NHS England. Originally published in the Winter 2018 edition of the Primary Care Respiratory Update.

Monitoring ICS underuse in asthma and over-reliance on SABA: A sponsored supplement. Improving outcomes in asthma as an inflammatory disease: spotlight on monitoring ICS underuse and over-reliance on SABA: A sponsored supplement. A report of a multi-disciplinary consensus meeting held in December 2018. AstraZeneca organised and fully funded the meeting and the production of this supplement. All meeting participants reviewed and commented upon the content of this supplement. The views expressed are not necessarily those of AstraZeneca or PCRS.