Airlines and travelling with oxygen
For more information please visit https://www.europeanlung.org/en/lung-disease-and-information/air-travel/airline-index/?letter=all or contact them on 0114 267 2875
BOC Healthcare Education Material
This section provides you links to download the BOC leaflets on subjects such as managing breathlessness, exacerbations, clearing your chest and oxygen therapy. Please refer to the download section of this page - please note that these leaflets are the property of BOC Healthcare and should not be copied without prior consent.
Is a prominent organisation leading the fight against lung disease. They invest in research and campaign for better services and care for people with lung conditions. They are instrumental in spreading the word about the causes and signs of lung disease and how to prevent it. They fight against issues and provide significant support to patients and families.
Are an organisation made up of supporters, professionals, volunteers, campaigners and people affected by cancer. Their aim is to ensure that there is always someone around to care and give support to those whose lives are touched by cancer.
OUCH (UK) was officially launched on Saturday June 9th 2001 and became a registered charity on May 8th 2002.
They exist to raise general awareness of Cluster Headache within the medical profession and the general public. They offer support and guidance to sufferers and their families of this debilitating condition.
Exists to work to stop asthma attacks and ultimately cure asthma by funding world leading research and scientists, campaigning for change and supporting people with asthma to reduce their risk of a potentially life threatening asthma attack.
Is information provided by the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living.
For more localised support groups please see the what is going on in your area section.
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) exists to improve standards of care for people who have respiratory disease and to support and develop those who provide that care.