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Please note: the Q&A feature is not available for on demand webinars, and the PCRS Membership offer is only available to those who attended the live webinar.

Steve Holmes, GP in Somerset and PCRS Education Lead and Rob Stone, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset provide a practical guide for clinicians and commissioners in supporting patients to recover after COVID-19.

Guidance was published in April 2021 regarding the reinstatement of spirometry services during and post-COVID-19. The guidance aims to minimise risk to patient and healthcare professional. Our Spirometry Q&A may help answer some of your questions.

A video has been produced by Dr Katherine Hickman, Respiratory Lead for West Yorkshire and Harrogate and a GP in Bradford, about managing stable COPD and asthma patients over the phone. Some further videos are in the process of being developed.

The Coronavirus pandemic is creating a particularly challenging environment for primary, community and integrated teams to deliver care to patients with respiratory disease. The situation is evolving creating constant change. Please find below resources that may be useful during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Coronavirus pandemic is creating a particularly challenging environment for primary, community and integrated teams to deliver care to patients with respiratory disease. The situation is evolving creating constant change. PCRS has drawn together the following sources of information which will be updated regularly.

The Coronavirus pandemic is creating a particularly challenging environment for primary, community and integrated teams to deliver care to patients with respiratory disease. The situation is evolving creating constant change. PCRS has drawn together the following sources of information for patients which will be updated regularly.

The Coronavirus pandemic has created a challenging environment for the delivery of care to patients with respiratory disease. As our knowledge of the disease continues to grow, guidance and best practice in the space continues to evolve.  We will keep this page updated with all the latest advice. 

On the 6 February, NHS England issued an update to the GP contract agreement 2020/21 to 2023–23/24. The update includes important improvements to the asthma and COPD domains.