The National Review of Asthma Deaths (NRAD) came out a decade ago, yet as a nation, we still have the highest asthma death rate in Europe - four times that of Italy or the Netherlands. This is unsurprising, considering many patients still rely on their blue inhalers alone.

It is not a tick box template – all consultations with patients should be approached holistically and tailored specifically to the patient’s needs, requirements and other co-morbidities and situations.

We have issued pragmatic guidance for the routine and crisis management of patients with asthma and COPD during the UK Covid-19 epidemic.

Very Brief Advice (VBA) is our most practical tool to trigger a quit attempt, with structured behavioural support and medical treatment being the best method of quitting and ideally these are provided by stop smoking practitioners.

Tobacco dependency is a long-term relapsing condition that usually starts in childhood This tobacco dependency pragmatic guide is a practical, immediately implementable, evidence-based framework to enable healthcare professionals to routinely identify smokers, encourage a quit attempt a

Asthma Guidelines in Practice – A PCRS Consensus is a practical and pragmatic guide for healthcare professionals working in primary and intermediate care.  This guide was commissioned to provide clarity on aspects of diagnosis, management and monitoring of asthma that are uncertain

People living with respiratory disease require a significant amount of support, guidance and intervention to manage their condition effectively. These interventions should be delivered by clinicians with an appropriate level of expertise in this field.

In this podcast Fiona Mosgrove (PCRS Education lead) and Tom Fardon (Consultant Physician) discuss asthma biologics and how they can support effective severe asthma care.

In this podcast Executive Chair, Dr Katherine Hickman and Beverley Bostock (Nurse Practitioner and PCRS Executive Committee Member) explore accountability and responsibility.

As we move from Winter into the beauty of Spring, as the trees start to produce their pollen, we begin to see an increase in patients with symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis.

In this episode of the PCRS Podcast our Executive Chair, Dr Katherine Hickman, is joined by Dr Llinos Jones, Consultant Respiratory Physician with a specialist interest in asthma.

Are you curious about how research can fit into your everyday clinical practice?

As healthcare professionals, we face the dual challenge of providing high-quality care while also minimising our environmental footprint.

The environment and air quality has a considerable impact on people with respiratory conditions and the symptoms they experience. In turn, respiratory conditions, and the medication which treats them, adds considerably to the NHS carbon footprint.

It is time for our final PCRS in Conversation webinar of 2024. To mark the occasion we have special guest Katya Miles, aka The Working Well Doctor, to chat to Katherine and share with you all how to work well, and support your wellbeing.