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Health Awareness article: PCCS President Beverley Bostock encourages patients to talk to their GP about heart and kidney health – September 2026
Beverley Bostock, President of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS), has contributed to Health Awareness's heart and kidney health campaign. She encourages people to have a conversation with their GP and to ask about the urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) test, which can detect early kidney damage and hidden cardiovascular risk.
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Health Awareness article: PCCS Past President Professor Raj Thakkar highlights kidney disease as an underrecognised cardiovascular risk – September 2026
Professor Raj Thakkar, Immediate Past President of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS), has been featured in Health Awareness's heart and kidney health campaign. He describes kidney disease as "a massive and underrecognised cardiovascular risk factor" and urges people with risk factors such as diabetes or high blood pressure to ask for simple blood and urine checks.
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Practice Nurse article: PCCS President Beverley Bostock reflects on a career in general practice nursing - September/ October 2026
Beverley Bostock, Editor in Chief of Practice Nurse and newly appointed President of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS), has written the opinion piece for the journal's September/October 2026 issue. Looking back on her career, Beverley reflects on the privilege of working in general practice nursing and encourages colleagues to see the opportunities around them, take them and make a difference. First published, Practice Nurse 2026;56(5):4.
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Practice Nurse article: PCCS President, Beverley Bostock's written feature on GLP-1 receptor agonists - 23 September 2026
Beverley Bostock, Advanced Nurse Practitioner and President of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS), has written a feature for Practice Nurse on prescribing GLP-1 receptor agonists. The article sets out her SIMPLE framework (Suitability, Indication, Medication, Preparation, Lifestyle, Evaluation), a practical checklist to help healthcare professionals safely start these therapies across the cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic spectrum.
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The Sun article: PCCS Council Member quoted as expert in the Fabulous section - 28 September 2026
Dr Chris Arden, GP and Council Member of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS), has been featured as an expert source in the health section of The Sun's Fabulous magazine. The article follows a mother of four whose undiagnosed high blood pressure led to kidney failure, and highlights the importance of regular blood pressure checks to mark Blood Pressure UK's Know Your Numbers Week.
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Daily Mail article: PCCS Council Member quoted as expert in the Good Health section - 26 June 2026
Professor Derek Connolly, Consultant Cardiologist at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital and a Council Member of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS), has been featured as an expert source in the Daily Mail’s Good Health section. The article explores how thyroid disease can sometimes be mistaken for more common causes of palpitations, including stress and heart conditions.
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Pharmacy Magazine article: Role for pharmacy in cutting CVD deaths by 25% - 16 July 2026
The new CVD Modern Service Framework sets an ambitious target to reduce premature deaths from heart disease and stroke by 25% over the next decade, with a strong focus on joined-up cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic care. In this Pharmacy article, PCCS Council Member Helen Williams highlights the vital contribution pharmacists can make in prevention, medicines optimisation and improving patient outcomes. Read more about what this could mean for the future of cardiovascular care.
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Pharmacy Magazine article: Cardiovascular disease prevention: lipid management - 26 June 2026
In this insightful article for Pharmacy Magazine, consultant pharmacist Alison Warren highlights the growing role of community pharmacy in cardiovascular disease prevention, exploring how lipid management, risk assessment and early intervention can help identify and support people at increased cardiovascular risk.
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Independent Nurse article: Confronting gender inequality in cardiovascular medicine - 14 July 2025
In this powerful article for Independent Nurse, PCCS President Prof Raj Thakkar and Council Member Meredith Donaldson confront the persistent disparities in how women are diagnosed, treated, and represented in cardiovascular care.
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Pulse Today article: Months-long waits for urgent cardiac referral a ‘national disgrace’ - 23 February 2024
Professor Derek Connolly, council member of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society, and consultant cardiologist at Birmingham City Hospital comments in the Pulse Today article.
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PICK ME UP ARTICLE - September 2022
It is essential to control your cholesterol if you want a healthy heart and body. Dr Jim Moore, PCCS President and general practitioner, responds to the most frequently googled questions regarding cholesterol as part of an article for Pick me up.
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DAILY MIRROR ARTICLE - September 2022
In an online advertorial for the Daily Mirror, Dr Jim Moore, PCCS President, explains what cholesterol is and provides guidance on how to maintain heart health.
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NURSING IN PRACTICE ARTICLE - July 2022
Beverley Bostock, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, explains the criteria for identifying and diagnosing non-valvular atrial fibrillation and provides a rationale for the treatment and ongoing management of the condition in this Nursing in Practice CPD module on improving detection and management of atrial fibrillation.
The full module can be found on the Nursing in Practice Learning website
PULSE ARTICLE - May 2022
As part of a clinical and education article for Pulse, Professor Ahmet Fuat and Dr Paul Ferenc answer crucial concerns about anticoagulation management in general practice and discuss the preferred choice of anticoagulant in patients with NVAF.
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