asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Great to chat to Steven Bonnar MSP about all things lung health at the SNP Conference today in Aberdeen. #SNP26 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 15/10/2026We’re at the SNP Conference in Aberdeen! If you’re there, come and say hello 👋 #SNP26 000 0
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026📢 Calling all teachers! Please support our #AsthmaAtSchool 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/asthma-at-school-campaign-poster 001 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026📢 Calling all teachers! Please support our #AsthmaAtSchool 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/asthma-at-school-campaign-poster 001 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Most people with lung conditions can get a free flu vaccine. The NHS should let you know when you can book an appointment. You might get a reminder by text message, email, phone call, or letter. Speak to your GP, nurse or pharmacist if you're not sure if you're eligible. 000 0
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Flu 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. 003 3
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Flu 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. 003 3
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Starting 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 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026People with underlying health conditions are more at risk of becoming seriously ill from flu. If you get an invite for the flu vaccine, you got it for a reason. For more information visit nhsinform.scot/flu #FluHitsHarder 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We 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 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026We 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/mt4t2sf3tinyurl.comBeyond the Tobacco + Vapes Act: Improving Smoking Cessation SupportA workshop for people with a history of smoking and those working in cessation services to share experiences and improve cessation support. 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Our Policy + Public Affairs Officer @garethbrown.bsky.social was on BBC Radio Scotland to explain why we think the new heart and lung MOTs, launched yesterday by the Scottish Government, are simply 'not up to scratch'. Interview 50 minutes in 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukDrivetime - 20/08/2026 - BBC SoundsBreaking down the day's talking points with comment and opinion. 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 17/08/2026We 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/mt4t2sf3tinyurl.comBeyond the Tobacco + Vapes Act: Improving Smoking Cessation SupportA workshop for people with a history of smoking and those working in cessation services to share experiences and improve cessation support. 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Children across Scotland are excitedly getting ready for the new school term. For further information on how to prepare your child so their asthma is well managed, visit: asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/asthma/child/back-to-school or call the Asthma + Lung UK helpline on 0300 222 5800 Mon-Fri 9-5. 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The burning of wood and coal in homes is contributing to around 160 deaths a year in Scotland and costing society an estimated £117 million annually, according to a new Scottish Government commissioned study. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2642358...heraldscotland.comScottish Government research links wood and coal burning to 160 deaths a yearA Scottish Government-commissioned study has, for the first time, put a figure on the health toll of domestic solid fuel burning. 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 24/07/2026We were delighted to go along today to help film a promotional video for the Borders Greenway, a proposed 40 miles shared access path from Tweedbank to Eyemouth. Find out more about this exciting new active travel scheme: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7629... 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Feel 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-fridaysasthmaandlung.org.ukFeel Good FridaysImprove your mobility and wellbeing with our chair based Zumba sessions, but most importantly, have fun! 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Today 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 010 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 23/06/2026With parts of Scotland heating up over the next couple few days, head over to our website to find information about staying well in the hot weather: asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/hot-weather 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Right 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 001 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 01/06/2026More than eight out of 10 Scots 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. news.stv.tv/scotland/maj...news.stv.tvMajority of Scots back ban on smoking at school gates, poll findsIt comes more than five years after the Welsh Government banned smoking in school grounds 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Right 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 000 0
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The 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 001 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The 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 001 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 26/05/2026A huge thank you to Jamie from East Lothian who nearly died from an asthma attack five years ago but has now raised over £3,250 for @asthmaandlung.org.uk running the Edinburgh Marathon - incredible! 👏 #TeamBreathe #EdinburghMarathon 000 0
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialAsthma + Lung UK @asthmaandlung.org.uk · 12/05/2026This 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. 043 4
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Good luck and a huge thank you to Cat, who has asthma and is running the #EdinburghMarathon for us! 👏 “I'm very lucky that I'm alive today because of research from charities like Asthma + Lung UK" www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/...edinburghnews.scotsman.comEdinburgh vet students with health battles putting 'everything' into marathon runEllie Heginbottom and Cat Humphreys have both battled their own health issues for years but are taking on the Edinburgh Marathon later this month. 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Chair-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 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 05/05/2026This #WorldAsthmaDay take action to make lung health matter! Many thousands of people are living with lung conditions in Scotland but they don’t get the focus they desperately need. You can help change this by taking just two minutes to write to your MSP candidates: shorturl.at/Gy1Aw 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 01/05/2026TELL YOUR CANDIDATES WHY LUNG HEALTH MATTERS 🫁 Lung conditions are the third biggest killer in Scotland but they don’t get the focus they desperately need. You can help change this by taking just two minutes to write to your MSP candidates: shorturl.at/Gy1Awshorturl.atGet lung health top of the agenda in ScotlandDon’t miss your chance to get lung health top of the agenda in Scotland this May. Take just 2 minutes to write to your new MSP candidate and help make sure lung health gets the focus it desperately ne... 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 01/05/2026As 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 000 0
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 27/04/2026TELL YOUR CANDIDATES WHY LUNG HEALTH MATTERS 🫁 Lung conditions are the third biggest killer in Scotland but they don’t get the focus they desperately need. You can help change this by taking just two minutes to write to your MSP candidates: shorturl.at/Gy1Awshorturl.atGet lung health top of the agenda in ScotlandDon’t miss your chance to get lung health top of the agenda in Scotland this May. Take just 2 minutes to write to your new MSP candidate and help make sure lung health gets the focus it desperately ne... 001 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 27/04/2026TELL YOUR CANDIDATES WHY LUNG HEALTH MATTERS 🫁 Lung conditions are the third biggest killer in Scotland but they don’t get the focus they desperately need. You can help change this by taking just two minutes to write to your MSP candidates: shorturl.at/Gy1Awshorturl.atGet lung health top of the agenda in ScotlandDon’t miss your chance to get lung health top of the agenda in Scotland this May. Take just 2 minutes to write to your new MSP candidate and help make sure lung health gets the focus it desperately ne... 001 1
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Not long now until our Living with Bronchiectasis Community Day in Edinburgh, so please do join us! The day aims to bring people together, to share your experiences, find support and meet new people. 🗓️ 30 April 10:30 – 16:00 To express your interest, go to: shorturl.at/7aN7W 012 2
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Not long now until our Living with Bronchiectasis Community Day in Edinburgh, so please do join us! The day aims to bring people together, to share your experiences, find support and meet new people. 🗓️ 30 April 10:30 – 16:00 To express your interest, go to: shorturl.at/7aN7W 012 2
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 20/04/2026TELL YOUR CANDIDATES WHY LUNG HEALTH MATTERS 🫁 Lung conditions are the third biggest killer in Scotland but they don’t get the focus they desperately need. You can help change this by taking just two minutes to write to your MSP candidates: shorturl.at/Gy1Awshorturl.atGet lung health top of the agenda in ScotlandDon’t miss your chance to get lung health top of the agenda in Scotland this May. Take just 2 minutes to write to your new MSP candidate and help make sure lung health gets the focus it desperately ne... 001 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 20/04/2026TELL YOUR CANDIDATES WHY LUNG HEALTH MATTERS 🫁 Lung conditions are the third biggest killer in Scotland but they don’t get the focus they desperately need. You can help change this by taking just two minutes to write to your MSP candidates: shorturl.at/Gy1Awshorturl.atGet lung health top of the agenda in ScotlandDon’t miss your chance to get lung health top of the agenda in Scotland this May. Take just 2 minutes to write to your new MSP candidate and help make sure lung health gets the focus it desperately ne... 001 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 24/04/2026📺 Jamie from East Lothian nearly died from an asthma attack five years ago, now he's aiming to run the Edinburgh Marathon for Asthma + Lung UK. Watch STV News to hear his story. Interview at 17:33 player.stv.tv/episode/4xq9...player.stv.tvWatch STV News - Edinburgh Thu 23 Apr, 6.00 pm | Stream Free on STV PlayerA 70-year-old "sexual predator" has been jailed for seven years over a string of historical sexual assaults, including raping a child. 000 0
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 14/04/2026SIGN, in partnership with the British Thoracic Society (BTS), is inviting people with lived experience of severe asthma—including parents of children and young people to contribute to the development of a new guideline. Find out more and apply: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/72CRHiTeVE 001 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 14/04/2026SIGN, in partnership with the British Thoracic Society (BTS), is inviting people with lived experience of severe asthma—including parents of children and young people to contribute to the development of a new guideline. Find out more and apply: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/72CRHiTeVE 001 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 13/04/2026www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/scotland/our...asthmaandlung.org.ukOur Battle for Breath: Policy Priorities for the next Scottish GovernmentAsthma + Lung UK Scotland’s manifesto sets out the charity’s policy priorities for the next Scottish Government to improve lung health, respiratory care and prevention across the nation. 000 0
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 13/04/2026We have launched our charity manifesto 'Our Battle for Breath' ahead of the May elections to help improve respiratory care and outcomes across the nation. The policy priorities aim to address the needs of thousands living with lung conditions in Scotland. Link to manifesto below 👇 100 1
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Lung conditions are the third biggest killer in Scotland but they don’t get the focus they desperately need. You can help change this by taking just two minutes to write to your MSP candidates using the link below. action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/188603/...action.asthmaandlung.org.ukGet lung health top of the agenda in ScotlandDon’t miss your chance to get lung health top of the agenda in Scotland this May. Take just 2 minutes to write to your new MSP candidate and help make sure lung health gets the focus it desperately ne... 001 1
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Lung conditions are the third biggest killer in Scotland but they don’t get the focus they desperately need. You can help change this by taking just two minutes to write to your MSP candidates using the link below. action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/188603/...action.asthmaandlung.org.ukGet lung health top of the agenda in ScotlandDon’t miss your chance to get lung health top of the agenda in Scotland this May. Take just 2 minutes to write to your new MSP candidate and help make sure lung health gets the focus it desperately ne... 001 1
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 08/04/2026We’re delighted to invite you to our Living with Bronchiectasis Community Day in Edinburgh. The day aims to bring people together, to share your experiences, find support and meet new people. 30 April 10:30 – 16:00 To express your interest, pls complete this short form: shorturl.at/7aN7W 002 2
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 08/04/2026We’re delighted to invite you to our Living with Bronchiectasis Community Day in Edinburgh. The day aims to bring people together, to share your experiences, find support and meet new people. 30 April 10:30 – 16:00 To express your interest, pls complete this short form: shorturl.at/7aN7W 002 2
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Join 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 002 2
asthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Join 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 002 2
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Join Team Breathe at this year's Kiltwalk in Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow or Dundee. Find out more 👉 asthmaandlung.org.uk/support-us/events/walk/kiltwalk-2026 #Kiltwalkasthmaandlung.org.ukKiltwalk 2026Sign up today for one of Scotland's most popular walking events! 001 1
Reposted by @asthmalungscot.bsky.socialasthmalungscot.bsky.social @asthmalungscot.bsky.social · 24/03/2026We’re delighted to invite you to our Living with Bronchiectasis Community Day in Edinburgh. The day aims to bring people together, to share your experiences, find support and meet new people. 30 April 10:30 – 16:00 To express your interest, pls complete this short form: shorturl.at/7aN7W 012 2