Are you listening to the @mimslearning #ClinicalUpdate? In this episode, the MIMS Learning editors discuss the prevention of cardiovascular disease in primary care. They look at #hypertension, #type2diabtes, and #hyperlipidaemia www.mimslearning.co.uk/courses/podc...

The PCCS Council is getting competitive 👀 This week’s get-together includes a 'guess the membership total' challenge! 💙 How many members do you think we’ll have by then?! Drop your guess (and who you think will win bragging rights!) below ⬇️ #PCCS #TeamSpirit

🗣️ As our membership grows, your voice matters more than ever. We’re exploring new member-led features - from a “Member’s Spotlight” to book reviews and case studies - and we want your thoughts! 📩 Take our 60-second survey: bit.ly/4qdqZbw #PCCS #PrimaryCare #Cardiology

Have you seen this #CPD module @mimslearning? GP Dr Pipin Singh explores the challenges of supporting people living with obesity in primary care. He looks at support available to patients + outlines management options, including GLP-1 medicines + surgery. www.mimslearning.co.uk/courses/obes...

💙We love hearing from our members! Tell us how being part of the PCCS has supported your learning, practice or connections in cardiovascular care. Your story could inspire others to join our growing community! 🌟#PCCS #PrimaryCare #CVD 📊Coming soon: who makes up our membership?

PCCS Team of the Year We want to celebrate a multidisciplinary team that has demonstrated excellence in collaboration, innovation, and impact. Find out more & nominate your team here » bit.ly/46Xpp56

💬 Are you a PCCS member? Join our private Facebook Group - a space to connect with peers, share insights, and discuss cardiovascular care in primary care. Request access & complete all questions to join. 👉 bit.ly/4oNxBvQ #PCCS #PrimaryCare #CardiovascularCare

✨ That’s a wrap on the PCCS Scotland Conference 2025! A huge thank you to all our speakers, delegates, and sponsors for a day filled with insightful discussions, shared learning, and collaboration. 💙 See you next year!

☕️ Halfway through the PCCS Scotland Conference 2025! The morning sessions sparked brilliant discussions on CVD prevention strategies and the unique challenges facing healthcare in Scotland. Stay tuned for more highlights from this inspiring day!

📢 We’re live at the PCCS Scotland Conference 2025! A full day of learning, collaboration, and discussion awaits as primary care professionals explore the latest in CVD prevention, heart failure, women’s health, and more. 🩺

Come together with the @BSHeartFailure from 20-21 November for their Annual Meeting. The theme this year is ‘Prevent Today, Thrive Tomorrow'. Click here to register now: bshevents.eventsair.com/bsh-annual-m... #25in25 #FreedomFromFailure #BSHAM2025

🏆PCCS HCP of the Year We want to recognise a healthcare professional who has gone above and beyond in cardiovascular care. Find out more & enter a colleague » bit.ly/3KEfKZK

One week to go until our next Leaders in Lipids webinar on 14 Nov! Join free and drop in to share clinical challenges in lipid management, meet QOF targets and access practical tools. Catch up on session 1 now so you're prepared: bit.ly/483ImFs

Next week the PCCS 3rd Scotland Conference will be taking place in Glasgow! All the final preparations are happening and all the speakers are ready to welcome you all. The final few places are available on our website: pccsuk.org/events/77/pc...

With only two weeks to go, check out the full speaker line up and agenda for this years PCCS Scotland Conference -https://pccsuk.org/events/77/pccs_3rd_scotland_conference_2025 Whilst you are there make sure to register for your free space.

With only two weeks to go, check out the full speaker line up and agenda for this years PCCS Scotland Conference -https://pccsuk.org/events/77/pccs_3rd_scotland_conference_2025 Whilst you are there make sure to register for your free space.

Three weeks to go until our expert faculty take to the stage at this years PCCS 3rd Scotland Conference! We are looking forward to meeting everyone and hearing updates on heart failure, obesity management and more. 👉 Register now to secure your place: pccsuk.org/events/77/pc...

🗣️ Have your say – help shape future PCCS newsletters! We’re exploring new member-led features like a “Member’s Spotlight”, journal/book reviews, and a case study series. We’d love you to share your thoughts! 📩 Take the 60-second survey here: bit.ly/4qdqZbw

🎙️Introducing PCCS Unscripted - real conversations, no script. In our latest episode, Dr Xen Kassianides, Dr Hannah Wright & Mirek Skrypak explore how to kick-start quality improvement in primary care. Listen now 👉 open.spotify.com/show/752FN5Z...

Continuing this weekend’s lifestyle focus… Join @MyWellnessDoctr at #DPC2025 next week for her session on Integrating Lifestyle into Cardiometabolic Pathways. A must-attend for anyone looking to embed prevention into everyday care: www.diabetesprofessionalcare.com 🗓️ Olympia London

This #WorldMenopauseDay embrace this year's theme: Lifestyle Medicine - your habits = your heart health ❤️ Explore our Academy module: Lifestyle & CVD, where @MyWellnessDoctr shows how diet + lifestyle can prevent heart disease pccsuk.org/academy/41/l... #LifestyleMedicine

During #HealthcareQualityWeek, spotlight your team’s excellence in cardiovascular care🏆 If you’re part of a team delivering innovative, patient-centred care, we want to hear from you: bit.ly/46Xpp56

The PCCS 3rd Scotland Conference is less than one month away and we only have a few spaces left! Join us in Glasgow to hear insights from our faculty about advancing the management of cardiovascular disease. 👉 Register now to secure your place: pccsuk.org/events/77/pc...

Missed the first Leaders in Lipids webinar? Catch up on demand before the next one on 14 Nov! It's free, flexible, and loaded with tools for QOF CHOL004 support. Explore the new podcast and primary care toolkit for implementing a lipid service. pccsuk.org/quality_impr...

Announcing our PCCS HCP of the Year Award! Entries are open! Nominate a colleague making a real impact in cardiovascular care 🫀 bit.ly/3KEfKZK%22

Announcement: Is your team transforming cardiovascular care? Nominate them for the PCCS Team of the Year Award 🏥 - entries are now open! Further details here: bit.ly/46Xpp56

Our Council are hard at work today (and yesterday!) delivering sessions at #BestPracticeShow and #RespiratoryPC If you'd like to know where you can find us next and gain free access to our Academy, then join our expanding membership for free here: pccsuk.org/join/

Are you heading to @bestpracticeshow.bsky.social on 9 October? Don’t miss @clarejtaylor.bsky.social, “HFpEF for primary care”, in GP Clinical Theatre 2. 👉 Register now to secure your place: www.bestpracticeshow.co.uk/25-pccs

🚨 Don't miss @profrajthakkar.bsky.social session @bestpracticeshow.bsky.social Raj will be delivering a 'Lipids Masterclass: Cracking the code on Cholesterol', in GP Clinical Theatre 2. 👉 Register now to secure your place:

Thrilled to announce Meredith Donaldson is on the speaker line-up at @BestPracticeUK in Birmingham! Make sure you’re registered and ready to catch her session. Register here: www.bestpracticeshow.co.uk/25-pccs 8th - 9th Oct | NEC Birmingham #BestPracticeShow #RespiratoryPC

Are you heading to @bestpracticeshow.bsky.social on 9 October? Don’t miss Dr Jim Moore and @bevbostock.bsky.social session, “How to Mend a Woman’s Heart”, in GP Clinical Theatre 2. 👉 Register now to secure your place: www.bestpracticeshow.co.uk/25-pccs

Join Council member @bevbostock at #DPC2025 on 21 Oct at Olympia, London, for: 'Lipid management, keeping it simple' The session simplifies national & international guidance on lipid management, enabling you to know who to treat, when & with what. 🔗 www.diabetesprofessionalcare.com

Look who we found in the studio today 👀..... the Past, Present & Future President of the PCCS, all together for today's webinar!

🚀Launching: Leaders in Lipids is live! A free virtual learning series to support lipid optimisation in UK primary care. 🗓 30 Sept @ 10:00–12:45 Webinar 1 Topics include LDL reduction, setting up an inclisiran service + QOF CHOL004 support. 🔗 bit.ly/483ImFs

✨ That’s a wrap! 8th Annual Conference closes with co-chairs @profrajthakkar.bsky.social & @bevbostock.bsky.social. Thank you to our speakers, delegates & partners for making New Horizons in Cardiovascular Care such an inspiring event. 💙 What was your biggest takeaway from this year’s conference?

Heading into the final stretch! Session 7: Heart Failure 🔹 Heart failure – what is optimal care in 2025? Sue Piper explored every element of care. 🔹 Heart failure update – the role of primary care in diagnosis & management with Nic Bowers. ❓ Live Q&A to close the session!

Lunch break: who will you nominate for PCCS Cardiovascular HCP or Team of the Year? Got a standout colleague or team? Nominate now 👉 pccsuk.org/pccs_cardiov... #PCCSAwards

Next at #PCCS2025: Research Round Up 🔬 @profrajthakkar.bsky.social – PCCS Initiatives @profderekconnolly.bsky.social – What’s on the horizon Live Q&A Explore PCCS research 👉 pccsuk.org/explore_pccs...

☕ Break at #PCCS2025! Prof Vassilios Vassiliou: a GP may only see endocarditis once or twice in a career. 👉 Have you ever come across a case? We hope today’s session helps you feel ready if you do.

🌟 Day 2 of #PCCS2025 is underway! Session 5: Heart Valves • Dr Chris Arden & Dominik Schlosshan – heart valve disease in primary care • Prof Vassilios Vassiliou – endocarditis prophylaxis Live Q&A UK HCPs can still join by emailing: [email protected]

That’s a wrap on Day 1 of #PCCS2025! Huge thanks to our speakers and delegates. 👉 UK HCPs can still join us tomorrow, email: [email protected] See what's on the agenda here: pccsuk.org/events/83/pc...

Final session of Day 1 #PCCS2025: Polypharmacy & Deprescribing in CVD 🩺 Dr Xenophon Kassianides (chair, live from Cyprus) 👩‍⚕️ Dr Lucy Pollock + Emily Turner 💬 HF case study + panel discussion on real-world practice

🧬 #PCCS2025 Session 3: Lipid Management with Helen Williams (happy #WorldPharmacistsDay!): empower patients, optimise high-intensity statins, treat to target. Next: Lipid optimisation - what does the ideal pathway look like? With Prof Raj Thakkar + live Q&A.

🕛 #PCCS2025 Session 2: Overweight, Obesity & Weight Loss Drugs Prof Janaka Karalliedde: obesity drives cardio-renal risk; BMI ≠ perfect measure. Dr Sarah Davies shares real-world experience with us (and her birthday 🎉!). UK HCPs can join after lunch: [email protected]

☕ Break time at #PCCS2025! We’ve covered State of the Nation, Women’s Health & CVD + Policy & Practice. 👉 What’s your key takeaway so far? Not a member yet? Join PCCS for free today: pccsuk.org/join/

#PCCS2025 is underway! Highlights so far: 📌 Helen Williams – State of the Nation 📌 Meredith Donaldson – Women’s Health & CVD Now: Policy & Practice with Clare Perkins + Dr Paula Cowen, followed by Q&A

Booting up for 2 days of expert CVD care ⚡...standby... #PCCS2025

⏳ 1 day to go.. The FREE PCCS 8th Annual Conference is almost here. 📅 25–26 Sept | Virtual 💡 Hot topics: • Obesity & weight loss drugs • Lipids & heart failure • Deprescribing & policy 🎤 Expert speakers. Live Q&A. 👉 Registrations closing today: pccsuk.org/events/83/pc...

🚨 2 days to go🚨 Don’t miss the PCCS 8th Annual Conference – New Horizons in Cardiovascular Care! 🗓️ 25–26 Sept | FREE | Virtual ✅ Obesity & weight loss drugs ✅ Lipids & heart failure ✅ Deprescribing & policy insights 🔗 Register now 👉 pccsuk.org/events/83/pc...

Just 3 days to go! A busy week ahead with final preparations for our Annual Conference. Our President @DrRajThakkar and President Elect @bevbostock look forward to welcoming you to an inspiring two days of learning. Join us here👉https://bit.ly/4kUnsw0 registrations still open.