Clare Cook Physiotherapist, Clinical Lead of a community respiratory team in Bristol, member of PCRS Executive Committee and Chair of the PCRS Respiratory Leadership Group in conversation with Dr Elaine Bevan-Smith Associate COPD Specialist South West of England Academic Health Science Network an
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRU, Winter Wrapped, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRU, Winter Wrapped, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has been included as a key intervention in the NHS Long Term Plan. However the PR audit1 showed that only 62% of people referred go on to complete the course.
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, Current, Greener Healthcare, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
An estimated 1.2 million people are living with COPD in the UK1 and research suggests that this number is growing (BLF 2020).
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, Current, Standard, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, Winter Wrapped, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this summary document Dr Noel Baxter describes tobacco dependency as a long term relapsing condition that usually starts in childhood. In the document he outlines simple steps you can take to support patients to quit including Very Brief Advce (VBA) and he outlines the treatments availab
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, Current, Infection, Other, Standard, Winter Wrapped, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
What you need to know about flu vaccination In this article, originally writen by Gail Miles, published in 2018 and updated in 2020 by Ren Lawlor, we discuss the benefits of influenza vaccination, why we need to undertake this every year, who is eligible, which vaccines to use and dispe
Taxonomy: Lung Cancer, Publication, Standard, 30 minutes, Early-diagnosis
Taxonomy: Archive, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, COVID-19, Inhaler devices, Standard, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Get ready for winter now... The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge amount of upheaval and changed the way we live our lives in a very short space of time.
Taxonomy: Primary-prevention, Respiratory, Standard, Video, 30 minutes, Early-diagnosis, Treatment-management, Complex-severe-disease, High-cost-need-patients, End-of-life-care
Taxonomy: Guideline, Treating Tobacco Dependency, 30 minutes, Expert, End-of-life-care
Taxonomy: Practical Guidance, Standard, Treating Tobacco Dependency, 30 minutes, Treatment-management
Taxonomy: Guideline, Primary-prevention, Standard, Treating Tobacco Dependency, 30 minutes