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Asthma + Lung UK Scotland

@asthmalungscot

Scotland branch of @asthmalunguk. We’re here to fight for your right to breathe. Need support? Call our Helpline: 0300 222 5800

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📻Our Policy and Public Affairs Officer Gareth Brown was on BBC Radio Scotland talking about the disposable vapes ban. Listen to the interview here, 1 hr 19 in: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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This #VolunteersWeek, we want to say a special thank you to our fantastic volunteers. They play a vital role in our mission to transform lung health across Scotland 💜 We have so many different volunteering opportunities, so visit our website to find out more:

This #VolunteersWeek, we want to say a special thank you to our fantastic volunteers. They play a vital role in our mission to transform lung health across Scotland 💜

We have so many different volunteering opportunities, so visit our website to find out more:
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Great to see coverage in the Edinburgh Evening News about the increase of walking and cycling and less air pollution since the introduction of Edinburgh's LEZ a year ago. Happy to see head of Asthma + Lung UK Scotland Joseph Carter quoted too. edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh…

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Are you heading off to a festival this summer? There are a few things to look out for if you have asthma but there’s no need for it to stop you from having fun 🎪 Read our blog for a few ways to have great time and stay safe. orlo.uk/mzXH9

Are you heading off to a festival this summer? There are a few things to look out for if you have asthma but there’s no need for it to stop you from having fun 🎪

Read our blog for a few ways to have great time and stay safe. orlo.uk/mzXH9
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Congratulations Davy Russell MSP on your election to the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.. Asthma + Lung UK Scotland look forward to working with you to improvement lung health in Lanarkshire

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Climate change, biodiversity loss and air pollution are the great threats to human health this century, Scotland’s chief medical officer has said.

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Together, we're taking 7.5 million steps this summer. Will you join us? Take on our Summer Steps challenge to get active in a way that works for you, and help raise money to transform lung health. Sign up today! join.aluk.org.uk/event/summer-s…

Together, we're taking 7.5 million steps this summer. Will you join us?

Take on our Summer Steps challenge to get active in a way that works for you, and help raise money to transform lung health. Sign up today!

join.aluk.org.uk/event/summer-s…
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Today and tomorrow we are at the Scottish Conservatives Conference in Murrayfield, Edinburgh, to meet with MSPs. We'll be talking about Scotland's record on lung health and how we can improve respiratory care for the 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition in Scotland.

Today and tomorrow we are at the <a href="/ScotTories/">Scottish Conservatives</a> Conference in Murrayfield, Edinburgh, to meet with MSPs. We'll be talking about Scotland's record on lung health and how we can improve respiratory care for the 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition in Scotland.
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New research from Dr Robert Maidstone The University of Manchester supported by Asthma + Lung UK has found that women who work night shifts are more likely to suffer with moderate or severe asthma compared to women who work in the daytime. manchester.ac.uk/about/news/wom…

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Today is the start of #PulmonaryRehabWeek25! Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is designed for people living with a lung condition that makes them breathless. Some of you shared how it has helped you and your lung condition.

Today is the start of #PulmonaryRehabWeek25! Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is designed for people living with a lung condition that makes them breathless. Some of you shared how it has helped you and your lung condition.
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Visit our website to find out how a course of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) can help you to manage and live well with your lung condition.  orlo.uk/XMet4

Visit our website to find out how a course of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) can help you to manage and live well with your lung condition.  orlo.uk/XMet4
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We need your help! We are urging the Scottish Government to set updated limits for nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter, aligning them with World Health Organisation air quality guidelines (2021) to help protect lungs across Scotland. Sign our Scottish Parliament

We need your help!

We are urging the Scottish Government to set updated limits for nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter, aligning them with World Health Organisation air quality guidelines (2021) to help protect lungs across Scotland.

Sign our Scottish Parliament
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Celebrate #CleanAirDay Thurs 19 June and choose to walk, wheel, cycle or use public transport. Making small changes can make the air cleaner for us all and help protect our health and the environment. You can find out more about #airpollution at cleanairhub.org.uk

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Today is #CleanAirDay Join us in calling for the Scottish Government to make updated World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines law in Scotland because everyone has the right to breathe clean air. Help us by signing our Scottish Parliament petition here: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE21…

Today is #CleanAirDay   

Join us in calling for the Scottish Government to make updated <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> air quality guidelines law in Scotland because everyone has the right to breathe clean air. 

Help us by signing our <a href="/ScotParl/">Scottish Parliament</a> petition here: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE21…
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Thank you to Marie McNair MSP MSP for her Members' Debate today for Action Mesothelioma Day. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that is usually caused by exposure to asbestos, with tiny fibres getting into the lungs and damaging them over time. Find out more: parliament.scot/chamber-and-co…

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Thank you STV News for covering our survey data showing that 3 in 4 (74%) respondents in Scotland agree that an idling ban be enforced at school gates. “No one should be forced to walk through a toxic soup of air pollution such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and

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Thank you STV News for creating this little video about our recent polling that shows 3 in 4 Scots want better enforcement of the law when it comes to people leaving their engines running while parked up near school gates. youtube.com/watch?v=mEsJXM…

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Missed out on a ballot place for London Marathon 2026? Apply to join Team Breathe today. Take part in the world's most iconic marathon, and raise vital funds to support those living with a lung condition. Don’t miss your chance! orlo.uk/4hrt4

Missed out on a ballot place for London Marathon 2026? Apply to join Team Breathe today. Take part in the world's most iconic marathon, and raise vital funds to support those living with a lung condition. Don’t miss your chance!  orlo.uk/4hrt4