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PHA UK co-founder wins national nursing award

Dr Iain Armstrong was named ‘Respiratory Nurse of the Year’ at the British Journal of Nursing (BJN) Awards.

4 September 2020

UPDATE: Blood tests for Ambrisentan, Bosentan and Macitentan

A message on behalf of the UK’s specialist centres PH patients have been shielded during the COVID19 pandemic.  Consequently in March, the UK centres all agreed to suspend blood testing for everyone prescribed an Endothelin receptor antagonist (Ambrisentan, Bosentan or Macitentan) .   The current government advice is for shielding to end on August 1st.  […]

3 July 2020

Sheffield nurses drop pounds for pounds in support of rare disease charity

PRESS RELEASE: A pair of Sheffield nurses have raised over £1700 for a rare disease charity after taking on a sponsored slim during the coronavirus crisis.

18 June 2020

Our letter to Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

A few days ago we told you we had received a reply from Miriam Cates MP, in response to our letter calling for people with pulmonary hypertension not to be forgotten during the easing of lockdown restrictions. In it she told us she had written to Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and […]

12 June 2020

Raise awareness with us on World PH Day

World PH Day takes place on Tuesday 5th May with the aim of bringing global attention to pulmonary hypertension.

1 May 2020

Care needed by patients on the use of IV cleaning products

A letter from the UK’s specialist PH centres and the PHA UK As a result of the coronoavirus pandemic, there has been a huge rise in global demand for cleaning and hygiene equipment.  Shortages of gowns and masks have been well publicised in the media and everyone in healthcare has a duty to use protective […]

30 April 2020