Lung disease diagnosis wait times
Lung disease diagnosis wait times: 1 in 3 people with lung disease end up waiting longer than six months for a diagnosis. New research released...
Tag: British Lung Foundation
Its a long road to recovery from COVID at home
Initial survey findings show the long road to recovery for people who have faced COVID at home without going into hospital. “We have been totally...
BLF launch hub for people with lung conditions
The British Lung Foundation (BLF) has launched a technology for lung health hub on their website. This hub aims to empower more people with lung...
Online support hub for post-COVID breathlessness
Charities launch online support hub for people with post-COVID breathlessness Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation have launched a Post-COVID online HUB, and dedicated...
Vaping can help people quit cigarettes
Smoking is one of the hardest addictions to quit. For many people, it takes lots of tries to stop smoking for good. Some who are...
Breathe Easy Week
Breathe Easy Week is the annual awareness event, focusing on lung health. It takes place from 18 - 24 June 2018. Each year, Breathe Easy Week raises awareness...
Why we support more tax on diesel
Increased tax on new diesel vehicles is a welcome move, but there is still much more to be done to tackle the air pollution crisis,...
A crisis in care for people with lung disease
People who are dying from interstitial lung disease are wasting the precious time they have left finding their way around an ineffective and unnecessarily complicated...
Children in cars at risk from air pollution
We have changed the law to ban smoking in cars to protect our children, but where is the law to save them from toxic air...
Sing for pulmonary rehabilitation
People who experience breathlessness because of lung disease often stay away from exercise in case it makes their condition worse. We need to help them...
