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The PCRS Greener Respiratory Healthcare Pathway is the latest in a suite of tools available to support colleagues working in primary care to understand and deliver greener and more sustainable high quality respiratory healthcare that is kinder to environment.

Originally presented at the PCRS Respiratory Conference 2020 Carol Stonham leads a panel discussion on Greener Healthcare that is kinder to respiratory health

Welcome to the Summer 2021 edition of Primary Care Respiratory Update. In this publication, and in keeping with the weather outside, we are providing a focus on climate, Global Warming, and the environment.

This pragmatic guide has been developed based on the work of the PCRS Greener Healthcare Working Group.

In this article authors Daryl Freeman and Noel Baxter discuss some top tips you can implement locally to make the case for and influence others positively in support of greener respiratory healthcare.

Every year, air pollution causes up to 36,000 deaths in the UK.  The World Health Organisation and the UK Government recognise that air pollution is the largest environmental health risk we face today.

Air pollution causes up to 36,000 deaths in the UK every year and both cause and worsen lung disease.

In this article we discuss how to incorporate environmental considerations when selecting inhaler devices for patients newly diagnosed with respiratory disease.

As of April 2021, regional health and care needs in England will be coordinated through Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) (https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcare/what-is-integrated-care/).

“As the world returns to normal, we can’t go back to busines as usual” reads the headline on the Earth Day website.

The start of a new year is an ideal time to support patients to consider small ways to begin working towards a healthy lifestyle.

PCRS is proud to be a part of the latest edition of the Respiratory Health Campaign developed by Media Planet in partnership with IPCRG, British Lung Foundation, Asthma UK, and Global Action Plan.

In this webinar inspiring speakers, Dr Andrew Appleton, Clinical Digital Lead & Chief Clinical Information Officer, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG and Dr Shanti Vijayaraghavan, Consultant Physician, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Barts Health NHS Trust, Newham Unive