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Asthma + Lung UK responds to the Spring Budget

Asthma + Lung UK responds to the Spring Budget UK Chancellor … easy for children to buy.  "Introducing a new tax on vapes is a crucial step forward which will make them less … old and new, from developing incurable lung conditions. “What isn’t clear is whether the funding will be ring-fenced …

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Lack of follow up care for Scots hospitalised with asthma is a concern, says leading lung charity

… with their own doctor within two days of leaving hospital to make sure their symptoms are under control. Yet alarmingly … a shock. I was given inhalers, and it was explained to me how to use them and when. “Two weeks after leaving hospital, I had …

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Breathing issues are the leading cause of all emergency admissions

… of all emergency admissions Asthma + Lung UK is warning how years of lung health neglect is suffocating the NHS, with a staggering 1.7 million admissions to hospitals in England last year for respiratory issues … its report, ‘A Mission for Lung Health’ tomorrow, warning how years of lung health neglect has pushed the NHS to

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Asthma + Lung UK welcomes new UK-wide asthma guideline

… The new NICE/BTS/SIGN asthma guideline has the potential to make a real difference for the 7.2 million people in the UK living with asthma, offering clarity on how to better diagnose and manage asthma, and a chance to … and align UK guidelines with global asthma guidelines, to use combination inhalers containing an inhaled steroid and a …