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Scotland branch of @asthmaandlung.org.uk. We’re here to fight for your right to breathe. Need support? Call our Helpline: 0300 222 5800
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Using an asthma action plan makes it easier to look after your asthma so you’re less likely to need hospital treatment for an asthma attack. If you’re not using an asthma action plan yet, it’s easy to get started: asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/asthma/manage/your-asthma-action-plan

We welcome the Scottish Greens leading a debate on ScotRail’s peak fares & we hope, after Scottish Labour promising to scrap them, that other parties can back the motion. Any action to encourage people to use the train, helping us tackle air pollution & improve public health, is to be encouraged.

Thank you Torcuil Crichton MP for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions in Na h-Eileanan An Iar

Thank you @martinmccluskey.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions in Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Thank you @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions in South Scotland

Thank you @glasgowpam.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions

Thank you @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions

Thank you @joanireid.com for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions. We need to tackle air pollution so that everyone can breathe clean air with healthy lungs

Thank you @clairebakermsp.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions. We need to tackle air pollution so that everyone can breathe clean air with healthy lungs

Thank you @paulsweeney.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions

Thank you Lillian Jones MP for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions

Thank you @frankmcnallymp.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions

Thank you to the leader of @scottishlabour.bsky.social @anassarwar.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and helping raise awareness of the challenges that people with lung conditions face

Thank you @douglasmcallister.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about the challenges facing people with lung conditions

Thank you @maureenburke.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about lung health. It’s great to see new MPs so passionate about health in Westminster

Thank you Rhona Grant MSP for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about lung health. With 1 in 5 people living with a lung condition we need the next Scottish Government to make it a priority

Thank you @michaeljmarra.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and supporting our work. With 1 in 5 Scots living with a lung condition, we need the next government to make lung health a priority

Before working on our @asthmalungscot.bsky.social stand for the day, I have gone to the breakfast fringe hosted by our friends at Friends of the Earth Scotland #ScotLab25

Thank you to shadow health secretary Jackie Baillie MSP for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and standing up for people with lung conditions

Thank you to @neilbibby.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and standing up for people with lung conditions

Thank you to Carol Mochan MSP for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and standing up for people with lung conditions

Thank you to @colinsmythmsp.bsky.social , our IPF champion, for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and standing up for people with lung conditions

Thank you to @monicalennon.bsky.social , our pulmonary rehabilitation champion, for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and standing up for people with lung conditions

Thank you Jackie Baillie MSP for committing to making a #RightToRehab a reality. Pulmonary Rehabilitation is one of the most effective treatments for lung conditions and we need a lot more of it #ScotLab25

Thank you @kennethstevenson.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking about lung conditions in your constituency. Thank you for your support on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Thank you Alison Taylor MP for visiting our stand at #ScotLab25 and talking to @josephaluk.bsky.social about lung conditions in your constituency. Thank you do your support on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

We'll be at the Scottish Labour conference tomorrow and over the weekend. So if you're going, please do come and say hello 👋 @scottishlabour.bsky.social #ScotLab25 #Glasgow

Calling all runners! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Our marathon and half marathon places have sold out for the Edinburgh Marathon Festival but we still have places for 10k, 5k and Team Relay! Sign up today: asthmaandlung.org.uk/support-us/events/run/edinburgh-marathon-festival-2025-charity-places

Happy #ValentinesDay 💝 Everyone is different when it comes to relationships. It is important that you’re able to talk to your partner about your feelings, especially when you’re living with a long-term lung condition. For more info: asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/sex/relationships

We want to hear about what life is like with a lung condition. Your answers will help us understand the experiences of people like you, and will be crucial to inform our campaigns and fight for better access to treatment, care and diagnosis in Scotland: asthmaandlung.eu.typeform.com/lungsurvey

Research by Public Health Scotland published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal, shows uptake of the RSV vaccine in Scotland resulted in a 62% reduction in RSV-related hospitalisations among the eligible 75-79 age group - which is fantastic news! Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sometimes eating and drinking with a lung condition can be difficult. Visit our website to find out how to deal with some of the common issues, like breathlessness or a dry mouth: asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/healthy-eating

More than 1,100 people a year in the UK are developing the most prevalent form of lung cancer as a result of air pollution. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Our second #CPGonLungHealth presentation is from Monica Fletcher on the Centre for Applied Respiratory Research, Innovation and Impact

Our first speaker is @ashscotland.bsky.social CEO Sheila Duffy reflecting on her 30 years leading the charity, the innovative ways that the industry push their products, and the need for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

The #CPGonLungHealth has started. The meeting is chaired by co-conveners Emma Harper MSP and Alexander Stewart MSP, and we are joined by Beatrice Wishart MSP

Today we’ll be supporting the #CPGonLungHealth at 12 noon chaired by co-conveners Emma Harper MSP and Alexander Stewart MSP. It will be live streamed on our Facebook page, so please come along

Do you have a question about a lung condition for our helpline team? There are many ways to get in touch! You can talk to us about anything - from managing your condition to going on holiday, or just to say hello! Go to: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/helpline

Today is #WorldAspergillosisDay. Aspergillosis is a group of conditions caused by breathing in Aspergillus mould. It can develop in people with an existing lung condition or a weakened immune system. Visit our website to learn more: asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/aspergillosis

NASUWT is supporting @asthmalungscot.bsky.social in calling for stricter air quality limits in Scotland. Add your signature to their petition to @scotparl.bsky.social here petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE... #ClearingTheAirScotland

As fair art thou, my bonny lass, So deep in luve am I; And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry. Happy Burns Night!