Joining Dr Daryl Freeman (PCRS Executive Committee Member, Associate Clinical Director with Norfolk Community Health and Care, and Respiratory ICB Lead for Norfolk and Waveney) on this episode of the PCRS Podcast is Professor Mike Crooks (Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Hull York Medical Sch
Podcast - Virtual Wards
Podcast - Bronchiectasis and new treatments
In this podcast Dr Fiona Mosgrove (PCRS Education Committee member, GP with special interest in respiratory medicine) is joined by Professor James Chalmers (Asthma and Lung UK Chair of Respiratory Research) to talk about bronchiectasis and in particular the new treatments that are available for t
The UK has the largest market for vapes in Western Europe.
The NHS is under increased financial and environmental pressures. Blanket switching of medications (changing medication from one to another without patient consultation) to more cost-effective and environmentally friendly options is therefore becoming more common.
Podcast - Supporting Behaviour Change
This podcast is the perfect opportunity to reflect and consider what behaviour change means to you and your practice.
This year’s conference was a resounding success, cementing its place as a highlight in the PCRS calendar.
The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) advocates that:
Breathlessness is a common presenting symptom in primary care, and there are many causes.Early and accurate diagnosis is critical to ensuring patients receive the right treatment at the earliest opportunity.
On the 28th November the joint National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), British Thoracic Society (BTS) and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) will publish their long-awaited single guideline on asthma diagnosis, monitoring and management.
Podcast - Challenging Conversations Regarding SABA Reliance
Joining Ren Lawlor (PCRS Executive Vice-Chair and Advanced Nurse Practitioner) in this PCRS podcast episode is Dr Steve Holmes (GP and PCRS Committee Member).
Aimed at primary care respiratory leaders, this blueprint document provides 10 tips for contacting your local MP about environmental issues.
The COPD risk slider is a tool which can be easily used by primary care healthcare professionals in their normal 10-20 minute consultation to assess exacerbation risk in their COPD patients. It will support healthcare professionals and pharmacists to:
Podcast - Fit to Care: What is it and how can it help you?
In this episode, Daryl Freeman (Associate Clinical Director, ICB Clinical Advisor and PCRS Committee Member) is joined by Ren Lawlor (Independent Nurse Consultant and PCRS Executive Vice-Chair), to discuss all things Fit to Care - our tool that helps you ensure you have the appropriate training a
Podcast - Raising awareness of green issues in schools and housing
In our latest podcast Carol Stonham (PCRS Policy Lead and Respiratory Nurse) is joined by Hannah Leatherland (Air Quality Education Projects Officer for Cheltenham Borough Council) to explore raising awareness of green issues in schools and housing.
Podcast - Children and Young People and Schools
In this children and young people and schools episode of the PCRS Podcast, Ren Lawlor (PCRS Executive Vice-Chair and Advanced Nurse Practitioner) is joined by Lisa Cummings (Children and Young Peoples Senior Specialist Asthma Practitioner) and Corinne Beirne (Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Genera