Joining Dr Daryl Freeman (PCRS Executive Committee Member, Associate Clinical Director with Norfolk Community Health and Care, and Respiratory ICB Lead for Norfolk and Waveney) on this episode of the PCRS Podcast is Professor Mike Crooks (Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Hull York Medical Sch

As healthcare professionals, we face the dual challenge of providing high-quality care while also minimising our environmental footprint.

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

In this podcast Dr Fiona Mosgrove (PCRS Education Committee member, GP with special interest in respiratory medicine) is joined by Professor James Chalmers (Asthma and Lung UK Chair of Respiratory Research) to talk about bronchiectasis and in particular the new treatments that are available for t

The environment and air quality has a considerable impact on people with respiratory conditions and the symptoms they experience. In turn, respiratory conditions, and the medication which treats them, adds considerably to the NHS carbon footprint.

The UK has the largest market for vapes in Western Europe.

The NHS is under increased financial and environmental pressures. Blanket switching of medications (changing medication from one to another without patient consultation) to more cost-effective and environmentally friendly options is therefore becoming more common. 

This podcast is the perfect opportunity to reflect and consider what behaviour change means to you and your practice.

It is time for our final PCRS in Conversation webinar of 2024. To mark the occasion we have special guest Katya Miles, aka The Working Well Doctor, to chat to Katherine and share with you all how to work well, and support your wellbeing.

This year’s conference was a resounding success, cementing its place as a highlight in the PCRS calendar.

The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) advocates that:

A study published in The Lancet shows that, in 2022, more than 1 billion people in the world are living with obesity. The relationship between obesity and respiratory health is complex, involving mechanical, inflammatory, and metabolic factors.

Breathlessness is a common presenting symptom in primary care, and there are many causes.Early and accurate diagnosis is critical to ensuring patients receive the right treatment at the earliest opportunity.

This webinar featured short presentations and discussions from our amazing and vastly experienced panel: Carol Stonham, Kevin Gruffydd-Jones, Deborah Leese, Helena Cummings and Darush Attar-Zadeh, chaired by our Executive Vice-Chair Ren Lawlor.