Have you heard our latest PCCS Unscripted episode?
Listen to Dr Xenophon Kassianides and Prof Kieran McCafferty talk all things chronic kidney disease.
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Are you seeking relevant cardiovascular updates?
PCCS membership gives you curated guidance, education, and resources that fit around practice.
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🎤 Speaker Announcement | PCCS 6th Spring Conference
We’re delighted that Prof Derek Connolly and Prof Kausik Ray will deliver the opening session.
🗣️ Session: Research Round Up
📅 Thurs 14 May ⏰ 08:55–09:25 📍 The King's Fund, London
🔗 Register free: buff.ly/G7tX9pY
🆕 New on the PCCS CVD Academy! CVDPREVENT Explained is now live 🎉
Learn how CVDPREVENT data supports CVD prevention, benchmarking and quality improvement in primary care
Access it here 👉https://bit.ly/CVDPREVENTExplained
For cardiologists, EPs & HF teams:
Refer your eligible patients for CRAAFT-HF. We're comparing AF ablation (using cryo, RF or PFA) vs optimal medical therapy for patients with Heart Failure and AF. Real-world, pragmatic + powered for endpoints that matter.
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We’re excited to be partnering with the Primary Care Show on Wednesday, 20th–Thursday, 21st May 2026 at the NEC Birmingham, bringing an even stronger cardiovascular presence to this year’s CPD-accredited programme.
Register FREE today and secure your place: bit.ly/4ciJ3N5
Have a must‑read cardiovascular paper or book to shout about? 📖
We’re looking for member‑written reviews for the newsletter.
If you’d like to submit one, get in touch at admin@pccsuk.org - we’d love to feature you!
👨⚕️ GPs — this one's for you!
Join Dr Xenophon Kassianides & Dr Paul Ferenc for Breakout 3: GPs 🫀
📅 14th May | 10:55–11:35
📍 The King's Fund, London
Part of the PCCS 6th Spring Conference: Back to the Future – Reimagining Cardiovascular Care
14th–15th May 2026
🔗 Register: buff.ly/SxJjTrl
Got a story worth sharing? (...yes, we're pretty sure you do!)
Our newsletter now includes a Member’s Spotlight and we’d love to highlight your journey.
Email admin@pccsuk.org to take part. 👏 #PCCSCommunity
📢 Just 1 day left!
Join our inaugural Multimorbidity conference tomorrow, focusing on evidence-based, multidisciplinary management of multimorbidity with a cardiovascular perspective for UK healthcare professionals.
🗓 26th March | 📍 ICC, Birmingham
👉 bit.ly/4aft5SZ
🔔 New PCCS Unscripted Episode Alert!
This week, Dr Xenophon Kassianides and Prof Raj Thakkar discuss the link between mental health and CVD.
A must-listen for HCPs aiming to enhance holistic patient care.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify: buff.ly/uEKhCJf
📢 1 week to go till PCCS Multimorbidity Conference
🗓 26th March | 📍 ICC, Birmingham
There is still time to register!
Join experts to explore how cardiovascular thinking can shape effective multimorbidity care.
👉 bit.ly/4aft5SZ
🩺 Nurses and Allied Health Professionals — this session is for you!
Liz Mallet & Joanne Haws are leading Breakout 1: Nursing and Allied Health Professionals at our Spring Conference
📅 14th & 15th May | 10:55–11:35 | The King's Fund, London
Register 👉 pccsuk.org/events/1015/...
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NEW: National Vascular Reform White Paper
• Vascular disease remains one of the leading causes of preventable disability and premature death.
• Chronic wounds cost the NHS >£8bn/year - most spent on wounds that don’t heal.
👇Read full white paper: link in comments.
📢 PCCS Multimorbidity Conference
🗓 26th March | 📍 ICC, Birmingham
Closing the day, Katherine Hickman discusses cardiovascular risk in patients with respiratory conditions.
🔗 bit.ly/4aft5SZ
Want to leave a conference with actions you can actually use on Monday?
The PCCS Wales Conference on 23rd April is built for primary care. Covering the ABCD+ approach to CVD prevention, from AF detection to lifestyle medicine.
Register here 👇
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🕯️ On COVID Day of Reflection, we honour those we lost and recommit to better care.
COVID-19's impact on heart health is ongoing. Our COVID-19 & CVD QI Programme helps primary care teams take action.
➡️ pccsuk.org/quality_impr...
📣 Save the date
PCCS Multimorbidity Conference 2026
🗓 26th March | 📍 ICC, Birmingham
For healthcare professionals interested in improving multimorbidity management through a cardiovascular lens.
👉 bit.ly/4aft5SZ
What does the future of cardiovascular care look like?
Hear from Prof Raj Thakkar, Helen Williams & Dr Jim Moore at our opening session "State of the Nation" at the PCCS 6th Spring Conference.
🗓 14th–15th May 2026 | The King's Fund, London
👉https://buff.ly/wdbXfLc
We’re proud to introduce our 7,000th PCCS member, Nazir Hussain FRPharmS (PhwSI), specialist respiratory pharmacist & national clinical leader.
He joined our membership to stay ahead in CVD care and you can join our growing multidisciplinary community too: www.pccsuk.org/join
📢 PCCS Multimorbidity Conference
📍 ICC, Birmingham | 🗓 26th March
We're excited to have Meredith Donaldson, addressing women’s cardiovascular health.
💜 Session 5: What they don’t know might hurt her: Closing the gaps in women’s health & CVD
👉 bit.ly/4aft5SZ
💬 “Thought-provoking conference highlighting what we do well in practice and where we can improve.”
Reflect, learn and grow with peers in Primary Care at our Spring Conference.
📅 14th–15th May 2026 | 📍 King’s Fund, London
🔗 bit.ly/4p95XJG
We’re showcasing real‑world practice in our new case study section of our newsletter.
If you have a CV case that could support learning or spark discussion, we’d love to include it.
Email admin@pccsuk.org to get involved.
💬"Great meeting as usual. Heroic work of the PCCS board and organisation."
Our Spring Conference brings together primary care professionals to share knowledge, experience, and best practice.
📅 14th May - 15th May 2026 | 📍 The King's Fund, London
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🚀 Our PCCS newsletter just got a major glow-up! ✨
✅ Fresh new design
✅ Events, guidelines & research — all in one place
✅ NEW section: "Resources & Updates — practical tools at your fingertips"
Don't miss out 👉 pccsuk.org/about/join_t...
Calling all readers! 🤓 Share your favourite journals or books with the PCCS community.
Our new review section is launching & your insights could help shape practice.
Want to contribute? Email admin@pccsuk.org
Don’t miss Dr Sundhya Raman and @bevbostock at @BestPracticeUK!
They’ll take part in a panel exploring 'Metabolic menopause – practical strategies for weight and cardiometabolic health'
📅 Thu 26th Feb, 14:30–15:00 | 📍Menopause Theatre
Register: buff.ly/RrcFFhm
Love is complex. So is multimorbidity.
❤️ This Valentine’s Day, give your heart some professional love at the PCCS Multimorbidity Conference. Because the best relationships thrive on understanding complexity.
Register for free today: pccsuk.org/events/1018/...
📣 PCCS Multimorbidity Conference 2026
🗓 26th March | 📍 ICC, Birmingham
Join Prof Raj Thakkar, PCCS President, as he leads a crucial discussion on the relationship between cardiovascular disease and mental wellbeing.
🔗 bit.ly/4aft5SZ
