
Asthma + Lung UK Scotland
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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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https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/scotland 18-10-2016 12:42:46
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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…


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…


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



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.


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…






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…


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…



