Are you interested in or concerned about respiratory care and services in your area? Would you like to improve the quality of care for patients with respiratory disease and feel you need some help to make that case to your practice manager or local commissioner?

Developed by the PCRS Service Development Committee, the Respiratory Service Framework (RSF) helps those looking to design a patient focussed respiratory service working across all sectors of out of hospital care to see the ideal components for a given population of patients.

In this article from Primary Care Respiratory Update, Spring 2018, Fran Robinson, discusses the use of rescue packs with Dr John Hurst, Honorary Consultant at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Reader in Respiratory Medicine at University College (UCL) London.

In this article from the Spring 2018 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update, Dr Noel Baxter discusses how to influence change.

In this feature from the Spring 2018 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update, Dr Stephen Holmes discusses a case history of a presentation of mesothelioma.

Second Opinion.  Your respiratory questions answered… This question was posted by a PCRS-UK member and is answered by Dr Iain Small and Dr Vince Mak.

This guide provides an algorithm to identify people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who might benefit from ICS treatment and those in whom it may not be appropriate, and an approach to withdrawing ICS in patients in whom it is not needed.   The gui

In this article from PCRU Spring 2017 Fran Robinson interviews Barbara Preston, a member of the PCRS Lay Reference Group, who had bronchiectasis as a child but was not diagnosed until she was an adult, the article illustrates how this delay to diagnosis impacts

Primary Care Respiratory Update produces a regular feature article where we explore how healthcare professionals can support self-management in a range of conditions.  These include:-  

An excerpt from the December 2016 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update with Bronwen Thompson in discussion with Monica Fletcher, Chief Executive, Education for Health and PCRS-UK members Dr Stephen Gaduzo and Judith Lawrence on the new certification

Fran Robinson talks to Dr Kevin Gruffydd-Jones about how to best manage respiratory tract infections in primary care and how careful decisions can be made when prescribing antibiotics.  This article was first published in the December 2015 Primary Care Respiratory Update

An opinion sheet detailing the signs and symptoms every healthcare professional should be aware of, including red flag symptoms, to aid the diagnosis of lung cancer in primary care

The governing bodies of most healthcare professional groups require healthcare professionals to record continuing professional development (CPD) and be able to provide detailed records to submit as part of the revalidation/accreditation process for the relevant profession.

This document provides advice and guidance to general practitioners working in primary care who have an interest or responsibilities in respiratory medicine and wish to reflect this in their appraisal documentation.

A summary of the NICE guideline for the management of COPD, highlighting the key aspects relevant to primary care.