Taskforce For Lung Health
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Our mission: To prevent more people from developing lung disease and transform the care of people living with lung disease in England. #TaskforceforLungHealth
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https://www.blf.org.uk/taskforce 17-07-2019 11:21:09
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Great talking to The Guardian about the urgent need for a plan to refer on those identified with suspected COPD during targeted lung health checks. This is a huge opportunity to transform lung disease diagnosis and help those currently suffering alone.
theguardian.com/society/2024/m…
📢There's only 1 week left to tell Asthma + Lung UK what your life is like with a lung condition! We are closing in on our record number of responses from last year...can you help us beat it? 👀🫁👊🏽
It was great to attend the Taskforce For Lung Health relaunch event to hear from patients about the challenges they face living with a lung condition. Lung conditions are the UK’s 3rd largest killer, but many are struggling to get the diagnosis & treatments they need. This needs to change!
Last night BTS President @lungdocBenno attended the Taskforce For Lung Health Parliamentary re-launch. Lots of familiar faces and true experts making sure respiratory stays on the agenda in policy conversations.
#Respiratory #HealthPolicy #RespIsBest
Yesterday we headed to Leeds for a meeting with mayor Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire to talk about cleaner air in West Yorkshire. It is essential that we improve the air quality in West Yorkshire to save lives and create healthier communities so that everyone can breathe the same clean air.
Three years ago, I started my first day as CEO of Asthma + Lung UK. Today is my last day at the charity and I am so proud of all that has been achieved across this remarkable organisation for people living with lung conditions. 🧵
For Asthma + Lung UK Saving Your Breath report launched last week, I ranked lung health outcomes (hospital admissions + deaths) across the 42 ICBs in England and found a stark North-South divide
Read here a new blog from our chair Henry Gregg on the Taskforce's new report 'Saving Your Breath', setting out how our recommendations can save money for the NHS and, more importantly, save lives.
taskforceforlunghealth.org.uk/taskforce/blog…
The Taskforce for Lung Health and Asthma + Lung UK have launched our 'Saving Your Breath' report. The recommendations in this report could save the NHS £307m at year, and boost the economy by £277.9m a year
It’s time to #InvestInBreath . Increasing public investment in respiratory research and innovation could contribute a massive £851 million to the UK economy. Read more in Asthma + Lung UK's new report, developed with PwC: bit.ly/461M7GT
The Taskforce has partnered with Education for Health to deliver free webinars. The recording of our first webinar, discussing the role of spirometry and FeNO in diagnosis and management of respiratory conditions, is now available here: educationforhealth.org/spirometry-ser…
The #NHSLongTermPlan funded by the government which aims to boost education and training places is a step in the right direction and we hope it will deliver the care that people with lung conditions need.
The #MajorConditionsStrategy 's call for evidence closes on 27 June. The Taskforce's submission highlights the steps @DHSC must take to improve healthcare for respiratory patients. You can submit here: gov.uk/government/con…
Thunderstorms can be a trigger for asthma symptoms. With weather warnings in effect across much of the East-Midlands, South, and northern Scotland, Asthma + Lung UK's guidance on weather triggers may offer helpful advice: asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/ast…
A great video from such an important event put on by Communities 1st in Borehamwood last week. The Taskforce attended, supporting member organisation Asthma + Lung UK