Get ready for winter now... The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge amount of upheaval and changed the way we live our lives in a very short space of time.

Dr Duncan Keeley and Prof Martin Partridge have set out that there are advantages of separating out the routine inhaled treatment of asthma and COPD from that needed in more acute situations.

In this article for Primary Care Respiratory Update, Clare Cook, PCRS Respiratory Leaders Programme Board Chair and Physiotherapist, describes her experience as a community healthcare worker during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. She explores how the team prepared for

Work up and diagnosis of patients presenting with respiratory symptoms, including those indicating COVID-19 infection, during the COVID-19 pandemic requires a structured clinical assessment that minimises the risk for cross-infection.

PCRS is delighted to announce the launch of Wave 1 of a series of new educational webinars for HCPs and patients to help the management of primary care respiratory conditions in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic.   

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.

NICE issue rapid guidelines on the community management of patients with COPD NICE has issued new rapid guidance on keeping safe those patients in the community with COPD.

NICE has issued new rapid guidance on caring for patients in the community with severe asthma and adults with suspected or confirmed pneumonia.

Guidance was published in April 2021 regarding the reinstatement of spirometry services during and post-COVID-19.

PCRS Pragmatic Guidance for crisis management of asthma and COPD during the UK

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.

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.

The Coronavirus pandemic is creating a particularly challenging environment for primary, community and integrated teams to deliver care to patients with respiratory disease.

The Coronavirus pandemic is creating a particularly challenging environment for primary, community and integrated teams to deliver care to patients with respiratory disease.

A new, targeted system search for people with asthma who are considered higher risk patient groups in relation to COVID-19 has been developed.