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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland

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Northern Ireland branch of Asthma + Lung UK. We’re here to fight for your right to breathe. Need support? Call our Helpline: 0300 222 5800

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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📢 Calling all teachers! Please support our Asthma At School campaign and display our poster to help raise awareness of what to do if a child has an asthma attack. Link to poster here: shop.asthmaandlung.org.uk/collections/...
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asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Flu can be a very serious illness and if you have a lung condition and catch flu, you’re more at risk of having an asthma attack or flare-up. Vaccines are one of the most important things that the NHS does to prevent illness and save lives. Book yours today.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Cllr and UUP candidate for Strangford, Richard Smart, came to see us today at our stand at the @uuponline.bsky.social conference to learn more about what we’re doing to help improve lung health in NI.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great to talk to the Minister of Health @robbiebutlermla.bsky.social about lung health today at the @uuponline.bsky.social conference in Belfast.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great to chat to Dr Steve Aiken MLA about lung health today at the @uuponline.bsky.social conference.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great to see Alan Chambers MLA today at the @uuponline.bsky.social conference in Belfast to talk about lung health.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good to talk about diagnosis and lung health with Lord Rogan at the @uuponline.bsky.social conference in Belfast today.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great to see Cllr Darren Guy at the @uuponline.bsky.social conference today. Darren has also been selected by the UUP to run in Foyle in next year’s election to the Stormont Assembly.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great to have Cllr Roy Beggs come to see us today at the @uuponline.bsky.social conference in Belfast.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Cllr David Taylor dropped by to see us at the @uuponline.bsky.social conference today to have a chat about what we’re doing to help improve lung health in NI.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good to see Deputy Mayor Bethany Carson Ferris and Robin Swann MP at the @uuponline.bsky.social conference today.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great to meet Cllrs Jackson Minford and Brian Thompson at the @uuponline.bsky.social conference today in Belfast.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Starting university this month? Before you start university, be sure to check these off: - Register with a new local GP - Keep a copy of your asthma action plan - If you’re living with other people, tell them about your asthma - Find out how to manage new asthma triggers
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Flu can be a very serious illness and if you have a lung condition and catch flu, you’re more at risk of having an asthma attack or flare-up. Vaccines are one of the most important things that the NHS does to prevent illness and save lives. Book yours today.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
All set up and ready for @uuponline.bsky.social conference in Belfast tomorrow! If you’re attending, come and find us and say hello! 👋 See you there!
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Flu can be a very serious illness and if you have a lung condition and catch flu, you’re more at risk of having an asthma attack or flare-up. Vaccines are one of the most important things that the NHS does to prevent illness and save lives. Book yours today.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Starting university this month? Before you start university, be sure to check these off: - Register with a new local GP - Keep a copy of your asthma action plan - If you’re living with other people, tell them about your asthma - Find out how to manage new asthma triggers
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We know that stopping smoking is hard. That’s why we want to hear from smokers and ex-smokers on their experiences of using smoking cessation services. Join us for our online workshop on Fri 11 Sept 2-4 pm. Register here: tinyurl.com/mt4t2sf3
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Tomorrow children across Northern Ireland will be heading back to the classrooms. If you are a parent or a carer of a child with asthma, we have lots of information on how to prepare your child for their return to school. Go to: asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/asthma/child/life/school
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Thank you to @belfastlive.co.uk and the Irish News for covering our story warning of an increase in back to school asthma attacks. Head to our website for lots of information on how to mitigate the risks when children return to the classrooms. www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...
belfastlive.co.uk
'It's always a worrying time': Mum's back to school fear for kids with asthma
As children head back to the classrooms, an increase in back-to-school asthma attacks is likely.
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Healthy Air Coalition UK @healthyairuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🍀 Northern Ireland’s consultation on stronger air-quality rules closes 31 August. Support Healthy Air NI + @asthmalungni.bsky.social in calling for WHO-aligned targets, better pollution monitoring, joined-up action and tougher action on agricultural emissions. Respond today: bit.ly/3Sz87If
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We know that stopping smoking is hard. That’s why we want to hear from smokers and ex-smokers on their experiences of using smoking cessation services. Join us for our online workshop on Fri 11 Sept 2-4 pm. Register here: tinyurl.com/mt4t2sf3
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Beyond the Tobacco + Vapes Act: Improving Smoking Cessation Support
A workshop for people with a history of smoking and those working in cessation services to share experiences and improve cessation support.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We know that stopping smoking is hard. That’s why we want to hear from smokers and ex-smokers on their experiences of using smoking cessation services. Join us for our online workshop on Fri 11 Sept 2-4 pm. Register here: tinyurl.com/mt4t2sf3
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Beyond the Tobacco + Vapes Act: Improving Smoking Cessation Support
A workshop for people with a history of smoking and those working in cessation services to share experiences and improve cessation support.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We're proud to be working with @ourfuturehealthuk.bsky.social. In the past, some groups have been under-represented in health research. Mobile clinics across Northern Ireland will help more people take part, so future healthcare discoveries can benefit everyone. ➡️ ourfuturehealth.org.uk
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We're proud to be working with @ourfuturehealthuk.bsky.social. In the past, some groups have been under-represented in health research. Mobile clinics across Northern Ireland will help more people take part, so future healthcare discoveries can benefit everyone. ➡️ ourfuturehealth.org.uk
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Feel good every Friday, and join our chair-based Zumba class! These are designed to improve breathlessness, increase mobility and most importantly to be fun! Register for the next set of sessions here: asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-support/feel-good-fridays
asthmaandlung.org.uk
Feel Good Fridays
Improve your mobility and wellbeing with our chair based Zumba sessions, but most importantly, have fun!
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If you are living with a lung condition, follow our health advice how to keep safe near this weekend's bonfires. www.derrynow.com/news/warning...
derrynow.com
Warning for people with lung conditions ahead of Eleventh Night bonfires
As the July 11 approaches people with a lung condition urged to take extra care if they are attending a bonfire display
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Right now, 1.2 million young people in the UK struggle with asthma, every day. That is why your support is urgently needed. You can help to save a young person’s life. You can donate here: tinyurl.com/muyuwnrh
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Today is Action Mesothelioma Day and we want to help raise awareness & pay tribute to people living with mesothelioma. Find out more about our research trial with @uclh.bsky.social & @ucl.ac.uk ➡️ uclh.nhs.uk/news/uclh-ucl-researchers-trial-proton-beam-therapy-bid-transform-treatment-mesothelioma
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asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Right now, 1.2 million young people in the UK struggle with asthma, every day. That is why your support is urgently needed. You can help to save a young person’s life. You can donate here: tinyurl.com/muyuwnrh
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Thank you @airqualitynews.bsky.social for sharing our polling today which says the majority of people in Northern Ireland are concerned about air quality around schools and support a Clean Air Strategy to help tackle air pollution. #CleanAirDay Find out more ⬇️ airqualitynews.com/legislation/...
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Clean Air Day: Polling exposes anxiety over pollution near schools
Today (18th June) is Clean Air Day and to mark the occasion Asthma + Lung UK Scotland and Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland have publish research which highlights the public’s concern over air quality...
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Right now, 1.2 million young people in the UK struggle with asthma, every day. That is why your support is urgently needed. You can help to save a young person’s life. You can donate here: tinyurl.com/muyuwnrh
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Nearly seven out of 10 people want to see action to ban smoking around the school gates, a poll has found. Great coverage across the media this weekend of our call to ban smoking at school gates. It comes more than five years after the Welsh Government ban. www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/health/...
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Co Down principal joins call to ban smoking at school gates
A recent survey found 68.6% of people back a call to ban smoking at school gates
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Right now, 1.2 million young people in the UK struggle with asthma, every day. That is why your support is urgently needed. You can help to save a young person’s life. You can donate here: tinyurl.com/muyuwnrh
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) is inviting people of Black or mixed Black heritage with lived experience of lung conditions & the healthcare workers who support them, to shape future research priorities. • Adult Survey: surveymonkey.com/r/BJWGVPD • Youth Survey: surveymonkey.com/r/GXY8LDK
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) is inviting people of Black or mixed Black heritage with lived experience of lung conditions & the healthcare workers who support them, to shape future research priorities. • Adult Survey: surveymonkey.com/r/BJWGVPD • Youth Survey: surveymonkey.com/r/GXY8LDK
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We hosted a great event at the Balmoral Show, welcoming guests, including the Heath Minister Mike Nesbitt & Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly. Working together with the Agri-Rural Health Forum to help improve the lung health of those working in the agricultural industry.
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Asthma + Lung UK @asthmaandlung.org.uk · 12/05/2026
This International Nurses Day, we would love to say a heartfelt thanks to all our wonderful nurses on the helpline💜 Our helpline team is trained to give you information on many aspects of living with a lung condition. You can contact our helpline on 0300 222 5800, Monday to Friday, between 9-5.
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What is the best part of being a nurse?
What stands out for me is the sense of purpose. You can finish a shift knowing you genuinely helped someone.
Nursing isn’t just clinical tasks; it’s conversations, trust, and small acts of care that patients and families remember.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Piece in IOSH magazine about our work in Northern Ireland to help improve lung health for those working in the agricultural industry 👇 www.ioshmagazine.com/2026/05/11/c...
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Campaigners push for a culture change in farming to improve respiratory health
Campaigners push for a culture change in farming to improve respiratory health
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Chair-based Zumba sessions to make you feel good! Our feelgood Friday support group aims to improve breathlessness, increase mobility and most importantly to be fun! Register for the next set of sessions here: asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-support/feel-good-fridays
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Thank you @belfastlive.co.uk for sharing our call for schools to join our Asthma Fit programme to help children live well with asthma. Link to the free resources below 👇 #WorldAsthmaDay www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...
belfastlive.co.uk
World Asthma Day warning to Northern Ireland schools
It's estimated that around 40,000 children under 16 here are living with asthma
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
As exam season approaches, so does the increase in pollen. Find out the best ways to treat your hay fever on our website: asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/hay-fever-seasonal-allergic-rhinitis/hay-fever-treatments
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Learn about the relationship between breathing, the body, the mind with our body breathing support group. Come along to our 4 four-week course to learn how gentle movement can support good breathing. Our next session starts tomorrow April 1st: asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-support/body-breathing
asthmaandlung.org.uk
Body Breathing
Explore the relationship between breathing, the body, the mind and your emotions. Learn common areas of tension, and how gentle movement can support good breathing.
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asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Join us for our breath easy lates support groups run monthly, giving you breathing exercises and a nurse talk from one of our leading respiratory nurses. Make your evening count: asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-support/breathe-easy-lates
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Join us for our breath easy lates support groups run monthly, giving you breathing exercises and a nurse talk from one of our leading respiratory nurses. Make your evening count: asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-support/breathe-easy-lates
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Learn about the relationship between breathing, the body, the mind with our body breathing support group. Come along to our 4 four-week course to learn how gentle movement can support good breathing. Our next session starts tomorrow April 1st: asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-support/body-breathing
asthmaandlung.org.uk
Body Breathing
Explore the relationship between breathing, the body, the mind and your emotions. Learn common areas of tension, and how gentle movement can support good breathing.
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Happy St Patrick's Day 🍀
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This #NoSmokingMonth, meet some of the #StopSmoking specialists offering free support throughout Northern Ireland to people wishing to kick their nicotine habit: youtu.be/p9QFOia0Zss
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Meet NI's Stop Smoking Specialists
YouTube video by Cancer Focus NI
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Thank you Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs @andrewmuirni.bsky.social for meeting with us #APNI . We talked about the upcoming Clean Air Strategy and our hope that this would help to reduce air pollution and save lives
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Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland @asthmalungni.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
It’s funny who you bump into a conference. We met @andyburnham.bsky.social at #APNI26 and thanked him for the work he has been doing to tackle air pollution in Greater Manchester
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