Almost 9 out of 10 Scots want smoking banned near school playgrounds
Asthma + Lung UK Scotland is urging the Scottish Government to follow the example set in Wales and ban smoking outside schools.
Asthma + Lung UK appoints Henry Gregg as new Director of External Affairs
Henry Gregg brings his wealth of experience to the leading lung charity to drive forward its ambitious new strategy.
Prescription charges are forcing people with lung conditions into poverty, warns charity
Harriet Edwards, Head of Policy and External Affairs, responds to the news that the government will freeze prescription charges.
Demand for Long COVID support from leading lung charity doubles
Hundreds of thousands of people living with Long COVID in the UK are turning to charity Asthma + Lung UK for advice and support.
More than 3 million people with lung conditions at risk of life-threatening flare-ups because of pollen
More than half of people with asthma could be at risk of asthma attacks as grass pollen season strikes, warns Asthma + Lung UK.
A+LUK wins £200,000 partnership with Thales to fund 4,500 hours of medical research
Asthma + Lung UK is announced as Charity of the Year by the Thales in the UK, winning a partnership worth £200,000 over 2 years.
Women almost twice as likely to die from asthma than men
Asthma + Lung UK say that millions of women are drawing the short straw with too little research exploring the effect of female hormones.
Lung conditions kill more people in the UK than anywhere in Western Europe
Asthma + Lung UK says the state of lung health in the UK is ‘shameful’ with more deaths than anywhere else in Europe apart from Turkey.
‘Air pollution damaging health from the cradle to the grave’, charity warns
Asthma + Lung UK responds to new report linking air pollution and dementia.