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We promote better care and outcomes for people with respiratory diseases. 🫁 PCRS unites healthcare professionals in a supportive, inclusive community, emphasising leadership and education. Learn more and join us 🔗 https://www.pcrs-uk.org
Our new resource offers practical guidance on delivering evidence-based asthma care, particularly when it takes place in unplanned care settings. It focuses on the management of asthma in adults and young people aged 12 and over.
Get the guide ▶️
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#AsthmaCare #UnplannedCare
PCRS has many tools and resources to support you in helping your patients to quit smoking, including a series of podcasts, our guidance on VBA and our position statement on the treatment of tobacco dependency 🔎 buff.ly/Iff6FIj
#NoSmokingDay
Take advantage of your PCRS premium benefits!
✅ Extend membership with 3 colleagues from the same practice
✅ Download a membership ribbon and certificate
✅ Access our Revalidation Zone
Members can log in to their dashboard to make the most of these premium benefits 📲 buff.ly/dUcySR3
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) and Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) have come together to produce a shared vision for addressing COPD and asthma.
Learn more about their shared vision 📄▶️ buff.ly/HiMGdN7
Our most popular webinar of 2025 is available to watch on demand ⏯️ buff.ly/Gn7iuyh
The session provides information and guidance on the implementation of anti-inflammatory reliever (AIR) and Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (MART) treatment options for children and young people, as well as adults.
PCRS has a range of useful resources on inhaler devices, from challenging blanket switching to inhaler technique 🔎 buff.ly/pNhlMmJ
Asthma and Lung UK's latest report, All Puffed Out: How poor inhaler care is failing people with asthma, found that a third of patients reported that control of their condition worsened following an inhaler switch 📃 buff.ly/xpldAGE
Winter brings predictable surges in respiratory illness and pressure across urgent and emergency care.
This PCRU article from Sarah Elkin, Consultant, sets out a practical, primary care-led approach to reduce avoidable demand by acting earlier on respiratory risk 📄https://buff.ly/9bqKCea
The 24th ERS Lung Science Conference (LSC) takes place from 19th - 22nd March in Estoril, Portugal, and online. Its theme will be ‘Multiscale multiomics to dissect lung diseases - from bench to the bedside’.
Limited onsite spaces remain ⌛ buff.ly/yX81mmC
The PCRS Conference provides an excellent platform for you to showcase your work, disseminate your research, and develop your presentation skills.
Scientific research, best practice and service development abstract submissions are open until the 30th June 2026.
Abstract details ▶️ buff.ly/yMMCIFv
Are you at Best Practice Show London?
We've had a great morning so far! You'll find us on stand G56 in the exhibition area.
Stop by to grab a copy of PCRU, to learn more about our #asthma guideline, #AIR and #MART resources and for exclusive membership discounts!
Our Respiratory Leadership Programme is now a 3-year rolling initiative designed so you can join at any point.
The first session will focus on delivering value and demonstrating outcomes. Taking place from the 26th - 27th June.
Exclusively available to PCRS Premium Members 🔓 buff.ly/efGgmtL
Premium member exclusive pre-registration for the PCRS Respiratory Conference ends this week! buff.ly/1fiYpDY
Held from Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th September, our in-person conference caters for all members of the multidisciplinary team working in respiratory health.
The ninth edition of ERS Satellites takes place on 3rd March, 2026. This year's edition will cover the latest clinical updates and scientific findings in COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease and sleep and breathing. It is free to attend, but registration in advance is required buff.ly/GGsIIY8
This #WorldCancerDay, the government has launched a new National Cancer Plan for England, which sets out a strategy to:
✅ Diagnose cancer earlier
✅ Provide better treatments
✅ Help people to live well
✅ Focus on prevention
Read the plan assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/698315...
Pair our anti-inflammatory reliever (AIR) therapy top tips with the PCRS AIR action plan to support confident implementation and shared decision making in asthma care.
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#Asthma #AsthmaCare
Start your greener respiratory healthcare journey: our 2026 calendar promotes small, practical changes across 7 action areas from pollution to recycling and virtual care.
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New year, fresh start: support patients to make small changes towards better lung health.
PCRS shares five primary care resolutions for 2026 and resources.
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.@arranetwork.bsky.social welcomes contributions for its next issue. 🗞️
Share your team’s research or recent publications for consideration ahead of the February 2026 deadline.
Save the date: the 13th IPCRG World Conference and 1st North African Interdisciplinary Respiratory Forum celebrates 25 years of collaboration and research.
A milestone event for the community.
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Join generalist nurses and clinical pharmacists at the free i2i Asthma Summit on 23 April 2026 in London.
Build skills, confidence and collaboration to deliver proactive asthma care.
Created and delivered in partnership with @arns-uk.bsky.social
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NHS Shared Business Services has released an updated Respiratory Therapy Solutions framework, supporting remote monitoring, home delivery and better community care models.
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Applications are open for three NRAP clinical leadership roles across primary care, pulmonary rehabilitation, and childhood asthma.
Find out more about requirements and apply by 30 January 2026 🔗 buff.ly/RdNV2up
The Lung Research Grand Challenges set ambitious ten year goals to improve diagnosis, treatment and prevention of lung disease in the UK.
Learn why this urgency matters for patients and clinicians buff.ly/LgJV53Y
The Winter Edition of PCRU is now available. This issue focuses on winter pressures and COPD, offering practical frameworks to reduce avoidable demand and act earlier on respiratory risk.
Read online ▶️ buff.ly/QFALSMZ
Explore greener respiratory practice with our online asthma modules for Premium Members.
Gain insight, build skills and collect certificates for your portfolio.
Login and begin your learning journey 🔓 buff.ly/tR5Gm2A
Are you or someone you know a healthcare professional who would like to explore a research career?
Past-President Professor Nick Maskell talks through our partnership with Asthma + Lung UK to fund respiratory-related research grants
🗓️ Apply by: Fri 13 Feb
👉 brit-thoracic.uk/ResearchGrant2026
We wish you Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year! ❄️
Please be aware that the offices of PCRS will be closed from 25th December 2025 to the 1st January 2026, inclusive.
We look forward to an exciting calendar of activities in 2026 - including the PCRS Conference! 🎉
As the end of the year approaches, we've wrapped up our highlights and your top PCRS resources for 2025.
Can you guess what our top podcast was? Or our most downloaded resource?
Click to reveal and access our most in demand tools and guides ▶️ buff.ly/joLtZ7A
Applications for the PCRS Policy Forum close at the end of this month. ⏰
Help shape national respiratory policy and advocate for best practice across the UK.
Apply by the 31st December - buff.ly/pu5Jw99
