Jonathan is joined by two guests – we welcome back Professor Anna Murphy and say hello to Dr Toby Capstick. Together they discuss what’s been going on with asthma care since the NICE/SIGN/BTS guideline update when we first discussed the asthma guideline with Anna in episode 11 back in February 2025.
Anna is Professor of Pharmacy Practice at DeMontfort University, and a Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist for University Hospitals of Leicester. She has over 25 years’ experience working in the field of Respiratory Medicine and has contributed to national clinical guidelines, professional standards and training programmes such as RCPharm, UKCPA and the BTS council. She has published widely in peer reviewed journals, is author of Asthma-in-Focus and produced the “7-Steps to Success” inhaler education materials.
Toby is Consultant Pharmacist in Respiratory Pharmacist at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, England and like Anna, has worked for many years at a local and national level in this field in organisations like the BTS, and UKCPA. He has clinics in the Leeds Tuberculosis and Interstitial Lung Disease services, and works with the Integrated Care Board in Leeds to improve respiratory medicines optimisation across the interface of care.
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