The start of a new year is an ideal time to support people to consider small ways to begin working towards a healthy lifestyle.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, COPD, Current, PCRS Position Statement, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Spirometry is a component of the diagnosis and management of respiratory conditions in primary care and should ideally be performed via referral to a primary care network respiratory diagnostic service or community diagnostics centre (CDC) with expertise in the diagnosis of the most common respir
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, COPD, Current, Infection, Other, PCRS Position Statement, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Primary care should seek to identify and provide proactive support to older people living with frailty.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In 2023, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the use of a dual (Inhaled corticosteroid/ Formoterol) combination treatment to be used as a reliever therapy for people aged 12 and over with the therapy choice situated early in the asthma treatment pathway as an a
Taxonomy: Asthma, Standard, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Biologics are a class of medications that are specifically designed to target and modify specific components
As many as one-in-two healthcare attendances for breathing difficulties in Bradford could be triggered by breaches in daily air pollution limits, new research has uncovered.
A new report is showcasing the impact of a national AHSN Network programme to improve access to FeNO testing for asthma diagnosis. Fractional exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) tests are simple, non-invasive tests to support the diagnosis of asthma.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Current, News, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
A new report is showcasing the impact of a national AHSN Network programme to improve access to FeNO testing for asthma diagnosis.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Current, Member Only, Podcasts, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Viv Marsh (Asthma Nurse Specialist) is joined by Amanda Roberts (PCRS Patient Reference Group and PCRS Education Committee Patient Representative) to discuss all things Asthma Action Plans in this episode of the PCRS Podcast.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Current, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The PCRS Patient Reference Group (PRG) is a small group of people with respiratory conditions who support PCRS to ensure that we always try to embed the patient perspective in our work and consider the holistic management of patients.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Current, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
This pragmatic guide focuses on the ongoing management of adults and children with severe asthma receiving biologic therapy and has been developed by an expert group led by Will Carroll, University Hospital of the North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent and including Ernie Wong, Imperial College Healthcar
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Current, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In an ideal world, asthma review appointments will be between 20 to 30 minutes in duration. But we are not living in an ideal world.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Current, Inhaler devices, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has for the first time approved the use of a dual (ICS/beta-agonist) combination treatment to be prescribed as a reliever therapy for people aged 12 and over with the therapy choice situated early in the asthma treatment pathway as an
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Current, PCRU, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
To consider how and when we use FeNO testing, we need to go to the definition of asthma. Both BTS/SIGN1 and GINA2 define it as a predominantly inflammatory disorder of the airways with airway hyperresponsiveness and variability in symptoms.