PCRS has produced a draft copy for consultation of a pragmatic guide to diagnosing and managing tobacco dependence which calls for a new approach to treating smokers.

PCRS has joined forces with international colleagues to promote a global initiative called Asthma Right Care (ARC) which aims to positively disrupt current thinking about the way asthma is treated in the UK.

A new logo and a more contemporary look for the society is being launched today at the PCRS National Respiratory Conference.

The National Asthma and COPD Audit Programme (NACAP) has launched registration for its pulmonary rehabilitation workstream.

PCRS is supporting the AskAboutAsthma campaign run by the Healthy London Partnership to coincide with the start of the new school year.

Healthcare professionals are reminded that antibiotics should not be used as the first line of treatment for coughs, by NICE and Public Health England in new antimicrobial prescribing draft guidanc

E-cigarettes, estimated to be 95% less harmful than conventional cigarettes, are too often being overlooked as a stop smoking tool by the NHS, say MPs.

E-cigarette vapour boosts the production of inflammatory chemicals and disables key protective cells in the lung that keep the air spaces clear of potentially harmful particles, reveals a new study in the journal&

Respiratory disease is to feature as a priority clinical area in a new 10 year NHS plan being developed by NHS England and NHS Improvement.

The International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) has been invited to nominate a GP to represent its members on the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis (EPOS).

Researcher Leah Jayes, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Nottingham, is seeking respiratory interested healthcare professionals to help with a British Lung Foundation funded study into osteoporosis and fracture risk in patients with COPD.

Clinicians are complacent about SABA overuse, ignoring evidence that excessive prescribing can cause asthma deaths, a new study in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine has revealed.

Patients may accidentally inhale the mouthpiece of a pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI) or objects that have become trapped inside the device if it is not used or stored correctly, the medicines regulator has warned.

NICE has published new draft guidance recommending benralizumab (Fasenra, AstraZeneca) for people who have severe eosinophilic asthma.

Patients with difficult and severe asthma are often failing to get the specialist assessment, support and treatment they need, says a new report by Asthma UK.