Issue 11: Spring 2017

In the Chair's Perspective feature of this edition of PCRU, Dr Noel Baxter discusses the importance of early and accurate diagnosis for respiratory conditions. Also featured is a centre-fold pull-out chart which provides useful and succinct advice for healthcare professionals on appropriate tools to support respiratory diagnosis in primary care.

Special Features

• Editor’s Round-Up Iain Small
• Chair’s Perspective Noel Baxter, "Early and accurate respiratory diagnosis: a patient safety issue needing more serious attention"
• Are you confident in your diagnosis of asthma? Three case histories to challenge you Noel Baxter
• Beyond the respiratory consultation: inspiring lifelong change PCRS-UK National Primary Care Respiratory Conference 29–30 September 2017, Telford International Centre Francesca Robinson
• The impact of a late diagnosis of bronchiectasis Francesca Robinson, Barbara Preston
• Peak flow monitoring and microspirometry as aids to respiratory diagnosis in primary care Duncan Keeley
• Lay Patient and Carer Reference Group: So just how safe are steroids? Bronwen Thompson

Regular Features

• Policy Round-Up Bronwen Thompson
• Journal Round-Up
• Second opinion Your respiratory questions answered
• PCRS-UK News Round-Up
• Delivering Excellence Locally An affordable solution for meeting the standards of the new National Register for quality assured spirometry Francesca Robinson, Vikki Knowles
• The role of the Respiratory Nurse Educator (RNE) in care homes: Respiratory disease management Sarah Newton
• PCRS-UK Affiliated Groups Carol Stonham
• Update your clinical practice: excerpt of educational item from npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

PCRU Special Pull-out Feature

• Tools to support diagnosis of respiratory disease