The Primary Care Cardiovascular Society supports, educates and empowers primary care to deliver high quality holistic care to those with or at risk of CVD.
United Kingdom
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Initiating or reviewing a GLP-1 RA?
Keep it SIMPLE. Our new PCCS desk reference card covers six steps for primary care teams.
Free download: pccsuk.org/_userfiles/pages/…
For UK healthcare professionals.
#PrimaryCare #GLP1
ALT PCCS quick reference card: The SIMPLE Approach to GLP-1 RA Prescribing. Six steps for primary care teams: Suitability Indication Medication Preparation Lifestyle and Evaluation Each with a short checklist, plus a final SIMPLE checklist to use before prescribing.
Busy days, limited time. What would help you engage more with PCCS? ⏱️
Vote below, then add more detail in our member survey 👉 forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/…
#PrimaryCare #CVRM
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0%CPD certificates
100%On-demand content
1 votes • 4 days🎧 New on PCCS Unscripted: Dr Xenophon Kassianides and Dr Sarah Birkhoelzer (@BirkhoelzerS) discuss updated ESC heart failure guidelines, from prevention to diagnosis conversations.
▶️ Spotify: buff.ly/hJrRXSi
▶️ Apple podcast: buff.ly/3pHKsT0
CV disease. Kidney disease. Metabolic health.
The future is integrated CVKM care.
Join Scotland's primary care community in Glasgow this November.
Secure your place today: buff.ly/XVRss0S
Are we reaching people early enough?
76% of those who missed their NHS Health Check were aged 40–49.
With CVD risk often developing silently, prevention and early detection in primary care matter.
Review the @TheBHF research here:
bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-f…
uACR: a small test with an important role in kidney health.
This quick-read article looks at why uACR matters for patients at risk of CKD and the role of primary care teams.
Read the article here: diabetesonthenet.com/diabete…
MYTH: Menopause is just about hot flushes & periods.
The menopause transition can also bring changes in BP, cholesterol, insulin resistance + body fat distribution, with implications for cardiovascular health. Could every menopause conversation be an opp to think about CVD risk?
Which clinical area should PCCS prioritise over the next two years? ❤️
Vote below. Want to pick more than one? Choose up to five in our member survey 👉 buff.ly/4oBfE3V
#PrimaryCare #Cardiology
100%Hypertension
0%Heart failure
0%Lipids & FH
0%CKD & CVRM
1 votes • Final resultsPCCS welcomes the new ADA/EASD consensus report on type 2 diabetes.
The message for primary care is clear: treat the whole person, protect the heart and kidneys, and act early.
🔗 Read our full statement: pccsuk.org/news/68/pccs_adae…
New evidence only improves outcomes if it's implemented.
Join us in Glasgow to explore practical CVKM care, prevention, lipids, obesity and heart failure management.
Register now: buff.ly/1xrDK0J
How can digital tools better support young people with long-term conditions?
On Monday, join Digital Health Passport and YoungMinds for a free webinar on co-designing mental health support, plus a preview of DHP Pro.
📅 12 Oct, 12–1pm
Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-h…
PCCS members: what do you value most about your membership? 🩺
Vote below, or tell us more in our 7 to 10 minute member survey 👉 forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/…
#PrimaryCare #CVRM
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1 votes • Final results💗 We've hit 8,000 members! 💗
Thank you to every GP, nurse, pharmacist and healthcare professional who has joined the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society.
Not a member yet? It's FREE: pccsuk.org
#PrimaryCare #CardiovascularHealth
Scotland's CVD challenge demands practical solutions. Join primary care colleagues in Glasgow to explore prevention, CVKM care and improving outcomes. Includes our State of the Nation in Scotland session.
Register today: buff.ly/1xrDK0J
🎧 Out now on PCCS Unscripted!
Dr Xenophon Kassianides & Prof Raj Thakkar take a whistle-stop tour of CVKM in primary care, from care models to the treatment gap for women.
Listen on ▶️ Spotify: buff.ly/v7qRIxe
▶️ Apple podcast: buff.ly/M7zsGG2
Heart failure in primary care: recognising deterioration earlier
📍Best Practice Birmingham, 8 Oct, 2pm
Join Dr Jim Moore to explore how primary care teams can recognise signs of heart failure deterioration earlier and support better outcomes.
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🎧 Two new PCCS Unscripted episodes are out, hosted by Dr Xenophon Kassianides. Perfect listening for your commute or lunch break 🧵👇
For UK HCPs only #PrimaryCare #CVD
🏃 Lifestyle Medicine in CVD: Dr Sundhya Raman on what the evidence really shows, the 2026 ESC Guidelines on Cardiac Rehabilitation, and what it takes to help patients make lasting change.
▶️ Spotify: buff.ly/dKCfA7n
▶️ Apple podcast: buff.ly/Xi2d8GN
💙 HFpEF Unmasked: Prof Clare Taylor & Dr Jim Moore on why HFpEF is so often missed, how to spot it in breathless, multimorbid patients, and what the updated NICE guideline (NG106) means for primary care.▶️ Spotify: buff.ly/jQRE8yE▶️ Apple podcast: buff.ly/9LRorys
Hypertension and lipid management: what's changed and what matters
📍Best Practice Birmingham, 7 Oct, 4pm
Join Alison Warren as she unpacks the latest changes in hypertension and lipid management and what they mean for primary care practice.
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