Guidance and Best Practice

This pragmatic guide on the identification, referral and ongoing management of adults and children with severe asthma has been developed by an expert group led by Dr Steve Holmes, a GP based in Shepton Mallet, Somerset and including Will Carroll, University Hospital of the North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, Fiona Mosgrove, Clinical Lead Grampian Respiratory Improvement Programme, Angela Pugh of the University Hospital of Llandough Cardiff & Vale University Health Board and Robert Stone, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

Blowing away the myths around asthma management.

The asthma slide rule helps to start a conversation with your patients and colleagues around how much salbutamol is acceptable before a review is necessary

A common problem, not to be sneezed at! Allergic Rhinitis is often under recognised and poorly managed.

In this article produced for Practice Nurse, author, PCRS Chair, Carol Stonham, describes FeNO testing and its role in diagnosing respiratory disease.  She discusses the advantages and limitations of this test. 

PCRS have issued a position statement on strategies to care for patients with respiratory disease and frailty in the community setting. Frailty is thought to affect around 10% of those aged over 65 years and up to half of those aged over 85 years. The health and social care needs of these vulnerable patients can be complex and require a holistic approach that should involve confirmation of current diagnoses and review of all medications giving consideration to the goals of treatment, likely benefits and likely side effects.

Self-reported during community pharmacy consultations in London