Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS)
The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) promotes better care and outcomes for people with respiratory diseases. It unites healthcare professionals in a supportive, inclusive community where every voice is heard, emphasising leadership and education.
Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS)
Suicide and suicide prevention in long-term respiratory conditions
This podcast is part of the PCRS 2025 health inequalities project and covers suicide and suicide prevention in long-term respiratory conditions.
In this PCRS Health Inequalities podcast Leslie Borrill and Rebecca Jacobs discuss suicide and suicide prevention in long-term respiratory conditions. They cover:
- The impact of respiratory disease on mental health and the unique challenges faced by people with respiratory conditions
- how these unique challenges may differ in different ages groups (children, young people and adults)
- How to normalise conversations about suicide
- Linking this into the aims of the NHS 10-year health plan (Fit for the Future)
- Treatment to prevention
- Hospital to community
- The impact of being diagnosed with a terminal illness and care planning with deterioration
- Charities and support for patients, carers and staff.
Important note: This podcast is about suicide and suicide prevention in individuals with chronic respiratory disease and some listeners may find the contents distressing. If you are affected by this podcast, please seek support by contacting the Samaritans (https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/) or by dialling 111 or using the Phone First service if you are based in Northern Ireland (https://online.hscni.net/our-work/no-more-silos/phone-first-faqs/).
We are grateful to Norfolk and Waveney ICB for sponsoring this new (2025) Health Inequalities project. This resource has been developed by PCRS, and Norfolk and Waveney ICB has had no input into the development, content or production of this material.