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Our first #CPGonLungHealth day presentation is from @josephaluk.bsky.social speaking about the @asthmaandlung.org.uk Life with a Lung Condition survey
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Our first #CPGonLungHealth day presentation is from @josephaluk.bsky.social speaking about the @asthmaandlung.org.uk Life with a Lung Condition survey
This morning we have the #CPGonLungHealth chaired by John Griffiths MS . We’ll be sharing the results of our Life With A Lung Conditions survey, talking about how to keep well at winter, and sharing our new diagnosis report
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This morning we have the #CPGonLungHealth chaired by John Griffiths MS . We’ll be sharing the results of our Life With A Lung Conditions survey, talking about how to keep well at winter, and sharing our new diagnosis report
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On #WorldCOPDday I’ve been at @scotparl.bsky.social for the @asthmalungscot.bsky.social COPD roundtable event sponsored by @mariemcnairmsp.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
On #WorldCOPDday I’ve been at @scotparl.bsky.social for the @asthmalungscot.bsky.social COPD roundtable event sponsored by @mariemcnairmsp.bsky.social
Thank you @mariemcnairmsp.bsky.social for sponsoring our #WorldCOPDday roundtable today. Great to hear from Health Minister @jennimintomsp.bsky.social & smoking cessation champion Alexander Stewart MSP. We had a great discussion with HCPs, people with COPD & other experts sharing their knowledge
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thank you @mariemcnairmsp.bsky.social for sponsoring our #WorldCOPDday roundtable today. Great to hear from Health Minister @jennimintomsp.bsky.social & smoking cessation champion Alexander Stewart MSP. We had a great discussion with HCPs, people with COPD & other experts sharing their knowledge
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For World COPD Day (Wednesday 19 November), we are holding a roundtable in the Scottish Parliament, 1-2.30pm, with Marie McNair MSP.
Speakers include Jenni Minto MSP (Minister for Public Health) Dr Gourab Choudhury, Dr Matthew Saunders.
To register👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
Speakers include Jenni Minto MSP (Minister for Public Health) Dr Gourab Choudhury, Dr Matthew Saunders.
To register👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
World COPD Day Roundtable
Join us at the Scottish Parliament for an engaging discussion on COPD care and treatment improvements on World COPD Day.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
For World COPD Day (Wednesday 19 November), we are holding a roundtable in the Scottish Parliament, 1-2.30pm, with Marie McNair MSP.
Speakers include Jenni Minto MSP (Minister for Public Health) Dr Gourab Choudhury, Dr Matthew Saunders.
To register👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
Speakers include Jenni Minto MSP (Minister for Public Health) Dr Gourab Choudhury, Dr Matthew Saunders.
To register👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
For World COPD Day (Wednesday 19 November), we are holding a roundtable in the Scottish Parliament, 1-2.30pm, with Marie McNair MSP.
Speakers include Jenni Minto MSP (Minister for Public Health) Dr Gourab Choudhury, Dr Matthew Saunders.
To register👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
Speakers include Jenni Minto MSP (Minister for Public Health) Dr Gourab Choudhury, Dr Matthew Saunders.
To register👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
World COPD Day Roundtable
Join us at the Scottish Parliament for an engaging discussion on COPD care and treatment improvements on World COPD Day.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
For World COPD Day (Wednesday 19 November), we are holding a roundtable in the Scottish Parliament, 1-2.30pm, with Marie McNair MSP.
Speakers include Jenni Minto MSP (Minister for Public Health) Dr Gourab Choudhury, Dr Matthew Saunders.
To register👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
Speakers include Jenni Minto MSP (Minister for Public Health) Dr Gourab Choudhury, Dr Matthew Saunders.
To register👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
Winter can be difficult if you have a lung condition. But we're on your side, no matter what the season holds.
Sign up to receive free, tailored health advice on looking after your lungs this winter: asthmaandlung.org.uk/withyouthiswinter
Sign up to receive free, tailored health advice on looking after your lungs this winter: asthmaandlung.org.uk/withyouthiswinter
We're with you this winter
If you have a lung condition, your risk of ending up in A&E doubles in winter. Stay well with our free, personalised guide to protect your lungs.
asthmaandlung.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Winter can be difficult if you have a lung condition. But we're on your side, no matter what the season holds.
Sign up to receive free, tailored health advice on looking after your lungs this winter: asthmaandlung.org.uk/withyouthiswinter
Sign up to receive free, tailored health advice on looking after your lungs this winter: asthmaandlung.org.uk/withyouthiswinter
Every winter, lung conditions are the biggest cause of A&E admissions. Yet every year the NHS responds in crisis mode without tackling the root cause of the problem.
Sign our petition calling for a dedicated respiratory plan: action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/179514/...
Sign our petition calling for a dedicated respiratory plan: action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/179514/...
Keep people with lung conditions in Scotland safe this winter
I’ve signed the Asthma + Lung UK Scotland petition calling for a respiratory plan within the new Long-Term Conditions Framework. Despite 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition, it does not get pri...
action.asthmaandlung.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Every winter, lung conditions are the biggest cause of A&E admissions. Yet every year the NHS responds in crisis mode without tackling the root cause of the problem.
Sign our petition calling for a dedicated respiratory plan: action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/179514/...
Sign our petition calling for a dedicated respiratory plan: action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/179514/...
Last year in Scotland, thousands of people with lung conditions protected themselves by getting a flu vaccine.
Find out more: www.nhsinform.scot/flu
Find out more: www.nhsinform.scot/flu
November 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Last year in Scotland, thousands of people with lung conditions protected themselves by getting a flu vaccine.
Find out more: www.nhsinform.scot/flu
Find out more: www.nhsinform.scot/flu
Smoke and chemicals from fireworks and bonfires can affect your lung condition.
We're urging people with lung conditions like asthma or COPD to take extra care when attending displays.
Find our health advice here: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/...
We're urging people with lung conditions like asthma or COPD to take extra care when attending displays.
Find our health advice here: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/...
Fireworks and bonfires with a lung condition
Smoke and chemicals from fireworks could affect your lung condition. Find out how to stay well around fireworks and bonfires.
www.asthmaandlung.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Smoke and chemicals from fireworks and bonfires can affect your lung condition.
We're urging people with lung conditions like asthma or COPD to take extra care when attending displays.
Find our health advice here: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/...
We're urging people with lung conditions like asthma or COPD to take extra care when attending displays.
Find our health advice here: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/...
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ASA rules against Stove Industry Alliance over misleading claims @airqualitynews.bsky.social t.co/VkznrQsurx
https://airqualitynews.com/legislation/asa-rules-against-stove-industry-alliance-over-misleading-claims/
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November 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
ASA rules against Stove Industry Alliance over misleading claims @airqualitynews.bsky.social t.co/VkznrQsurx
If you're a fan of folk, country & blues music, our harmonica for lung health support group could be for you!
The next sessions start on Thurs 30th Oct at 10.30am. Hurry though, places are limited.
Head over to our website to find out more: asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-support/harmonica-lung-health
The next sessions start on Thurs 30th Oct at 10.30am. Hurry though, places are limited.
Head over to our website to find out more: asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-support/harmonica-lung-health
October 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If you're a fan of folk, country & blues music, our harmonica for lung health support group could be for you!
The next sessions start on Thurs 30th Oct at 10.30am. Hurry though, places are limited.
Head over to our website to find out more: asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-support/harmonica-lung-health
The next sessions start on Thurs 30th Oct at 10.30am. Hurry though, places are limited.
Head over to our website to find out more: asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-support/harmonica-lung-health
Last winter, Scotland experienced very high levels of flu, with more than 6,500 adults becoming so ill that they were admitted to hospital. If you get an invite for the flu vaccine, you got it for a reason.
For more information visit nhsinform.scot/flu
#FluHitsHarder
For more information visit nhsinform.scot/flu
#FluHitsHarder
October 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Last winter, Scotland experienced very high levels of flu, with more than 6,500 adults becoming so ill that they were admitted to hospital. If you get an invite for the flu vaccine, you got it for a reason.
For more information visit nhsinform.scot/flu
#FluHitsHarder
For more information visit nhsinform.scot/flu
#FluHitsHarder
This World COPD Day, please join us at the Scottish Parliament to hear from people living with COPD, their families, health charities & clinicians to find out what can be done to help improve care & self-management.
🗓️ Wed Nov 19 1 - 2:30
Book your place 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
🗓️ Wed Nov 19 1 - 2:30
Book your place 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
World COPD Day Roundtable
Join us at the Scottish Parliament for an engaging discussion on COPD care and treatment improvements on World COPD Day.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This World COPD Day, please join us at the Scottish Parliament to hear from people living with COPD, their families, health charities & clinicians to find out what can be done to help improve care & self-management.
🗓️ Wed Nov 19 1 - 2:30
Book your place 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
🗓️ Wed Nov 19 1 - 2:30
Book your place 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-copd...
Did you know that the first ever treatment developed specifically for bronchiectasis could be available within the next few years?
Thanks to Prof James Chalmers, the landmark research could help thousands of people living in Scotland with the lung condition:
www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/blog/researc...
Thanks to Prof James Chalmers, the landmark research could help thousands of people living in Scotland with the lung condition:
www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/blog/researc...
Heralding a new era in how we treat bronchiectasis
Until recently, there were no treatments designed specifically for bronchiectasis. Now, landmark research by Professor James Chalmers has discovered the world’s first potential therapy for the disease...
www.asthmaandlung.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Did you know that the first ever treatment developed specifically for bronchiectasis could be available within the next few years?
Thanks to Prof James Chalmers, the landmark research could help thousands of people living in Scotland with the lung condition:
www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/blog/researc...
Thanks to Prof James Chalmers, the landmark research could help thousands of people living in Scotland with the lung condition:
www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/blog/researc...
Thank you Claire McLaren @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Mid Scotland and Fife for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
October 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Thank you Claire McLaren @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Mid Scotland and Fife for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
Thank you @neilalex94.bsky.social @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Inverness and Nairn for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
October 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Thank you @neilalex94.bsky.social @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Inverness and Nairn for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
Thank you @sannedd.bsky.social @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Edinburgh Northern for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
October 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Thank you @sannedd.bsky.social @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Edinburgh Northern for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
Thank you Susan Murray @scotlibdems.org.uk MP for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland. In the evening we also met @adamharley.bsky.social who is standing in Strathkelvin & Bearsden covering a similar geographic area #sldconf
October 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Thank you Susan Murray @scotlibdems.org.uk MP for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland. In the evening we also met @adamharley.bsky.social who is standing in Strathkelvin & Bearsden covering a similar geographic area #sldconf
Thank you Alan Reid @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Argyll and Bute for visiting our stand to talk about how we might improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care in his community #sldconf
October 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Thank you Alan Reid @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Argyll and Bute for visiting our stand to talk about how we might improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care in his community #sldconf
Thank you to the leader of @scotlibdems.org.uk @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
October 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thank you to the leader of @scotlibdems.org.uk @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
Thank you Emma Macdonald @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Shetland Isles for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
October 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thank you Emma Macdonald @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Shetland Isles for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
Thank you Ben Langmead @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Clydebank and Milngavie for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
October 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thank you Ben Langmead @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Clydebank and Milngavie for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
Thank you Michael Gregori @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
October 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thank you Michael Gregori @scotlibdems.org.uk candidate for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
Thank you Yi Pei Chou-Turvey @scotlibdems.org.uk lead candidate for North East Scotland for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf
October 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thank you Yi Pei Chou-Turvey @scotlibdems.org.uk lead candidate for North East Scotland for visiting our stand and signing our pledge to make lung health a priority in Scotland by improving prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care #sldconf