Knowing how to use Very Brief Advice to instigate a quit attempt and supporting smokers who are ready to quit is the business of every healthcare professional.Treating tobacco dependency systematically and effectively will have a significant impact on the triple aim:

Very Brief Advice (VBA) is our most practical tool to trigger a quit attempt, with structured behavioural support and medical treatment being the best method of quitting and ideally these are provided by stop smoking practitioners.

Tobacco dependency is a long-term relapsing condition that usually starts in childhood This tobacco dependency pragmatic guide is a practical, immediately implementable, evidence-based framework to enable healthcare professionals to routinely identify smokers, encourage a quit attempt a

People living with respiratory disease require a significant amount of support, guidance and intervention to manage their condition effectively. These interventions should be delivered by clinicians with an appropriate level of expertise in this field.

The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) is calling on NHS leaders, policymakers and system suppliers to commit to delivering a Single Patient Record as a core component of the NHS’s analogue‑to‑digital transition as outlined within the NHS England 10-year Health Plan: Fit for

The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) has issued a new Position Statement highlighting the need for coordinated, community‑based action to reduce avoidable short‑term respiratory hospital admissions across the UK.

The Taskforce for Lung health has launched a new report ‘Breathing Life into the NHS: Improving outcomes, reducing inequalities, and enabling innovation through a respiratory Modern Serv

A Single Patient Record, which is available to patients and healthcare professionals from different care settings alike, and includes information on investigations, care records, results, medical notes by clinicians and coding information, would optimise resources and improve patient care and out

In this article Anthony Ball and Rachel Williams provide a summary of why it is so important to address poor housing as a way of tackling health inequalities.

Digital technology aims to improve access to healthcare. However, for certain individuals with respiratory conditions, it may introduce additional barriers rather than eliminating existing ones.

This article aims to support healthcare professionals working within general practice to implement Ten ways to implement sustainable greener healthcare in primary care respiratory practice, a publication from the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS).

Are you passionate about respiratory care but frustrated by the pace of change? Do you have ideas about how things could be done better, but aren’t sure how to make your voice heard?

CARRii’s inaugural annual scientific meeting brought together over 100 researchers, clinicians, innovators and patient partners from across the UK at a critical moment for the health service.

The UK Inhaler Group (UKIG) has produced a practical concise guide to support healthcare professionals in selecting and using spacer and valved holding chamber (VHC) devices for patients with asthma and COPD.

Asthma is a long term condition caused by inflammation of the airways leading to wheeze, cough, breathlessness and chest tightness. It is the most common chronic condition in childhood, affecting around 1.1 million children in the UK, equivalent to three children in every classroom.