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.

‘There's nowt stranger than folk.’ This session will shed some light on this old Yorkshire saying and its implications for respiratory disease.

Concerns about the environmental impact of the propellant gases used in pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) and the plastics used in all single-use inhaler devices have made them an important focus for efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the NHS.

Chronic cough in adults is defined as a cough lasting longer than 8 weeks.

Chronic breathlessness in adults is defined as breathlessness lasting longer than 8 weeks.

The UK is now exposed to more extreme weather conditions than ever before:

Oxford-led HERON study sets out a roadmap for respiratory technology: 20 priority areas, and four principles for how they should be built.Inhalers that show when they are running out. Oxygen equipment light enough to take out of the house.

Chronic cough and breathlessness are among the most common and challenging respiratory symptoms encountered in primary care, contributing significantly to consultation demand, repeat attendances, diagnostic uncertainty and pressure on already str

This position statement outlines the rationale, core principles and practical steps for implementing risk-stratified asthma care across UK primary care, ensuring patients at medium and high risk receive timely review, optimisation of therapy and personalised support to reduce future risk.

A new Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) position statement urges primary care teams to proactively identify and support patients most at risk of severe asthma attacks.

Join our Executive Chair Darush Attar-Zadeh, as he shares guidance and support for how we can protect our youth from smoking and vaping.

United Kingdom, 26 August 2026 - The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) has launched its new Blueprint for Neighbourhood Health in COPD, providing healthcare systems, commissioners, primary care teams and local partners with a practical framework for designing and delivering neighbourhood-ba