Asthma + Lung UK

Whoever said, “We all breathe the same air” didn’t grow up in any of the places in the UK where air pollution exceeds the World Health Organisation’s recommended limits. Didn’t have to worry about being one of the 36,000 early deaths attributed to air pollution every year. Wasn’t the 1 in every 5 people who will have a lung condition in their lifetime. Or one of the 5.4 million people in the UK living with asthma.

Why Asthma + Lung UK do what they do

• In the UK, respiratory care simply isn’t good enough.
• Even before Covid-19, NHS hospital admissions for lung conditions were rising three times faster than average admissions.
• Lung disease is now the third most common cause of death, costing the NHS more than £9 billion every year. So this issue needs to be at the top of the health agenda.
• People living with lung conditions are often overlooked and being left behind. Their condition isn’t accurately diagnosed at an early stage – and even when they are diagnosed, they’re not given the care they need.

At Asthma + Lung UK we listen to people affected by lung conditions to understand their views and needs – and this informs everything we do.

For Asthma + Lung UK support, click this link: https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/get-support/