The British Lung Foundation & The Breathe Easy Club
The British Lung Foundation (BLF) was established by Professor Malcolm Green and a group of lung specialists from London's Royal Brompton Hospital in 1985. It has maintained strong links with the medical profession, as well as utilising the talents of people from all walks of life who share a determination to try to conquer lung disease in the 21st Century. The BLF is a registered charity no.326730.
Its aims are:
1.To promote and produce information and awareness on lung disease and lung health.
2.To fund research into the diagnosis,treatment, and prevention of all lung diseases.
3.To support people with lung disease through the Breathe Easy Club.
The BLF's Breathe Easy Club was launched in 1991 by Trevor Clay who was the first male General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing. Trevor suffered from Emphysema and understood the limits of those with breathing difficulties.
Recognising the need for people with similar conditions to get together on a regular basis to support each other he formed Breathe Easy. Trevor died in 1995 but his legacy to the BLF lives on with over 100 groups throughout the U.K.
Breathe Easy groups exist to support the individuals who make them up.These same people run the group,decide when and where they meet and what they do.
Further information is available on the BLF website: www.lunguk.org
Alternatively, you can telephone: 08458 50 50 20
or you can write to: The British Lung Foundation, 73-75 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7ER.
Its aims are:
1.To promote and produce information and awareness on lung disease and lung health.
2.To fund research into the diagnosis,treatment, and prevention of all lung diseases.
3.To support people with lung disease through the Breathe Easy Club.
The BLF's Breathe Easy Club was launched in 1991 by Trevor Clay who was the first male General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing. Trevor suffered from Emphysema and understood the limits of those with breathing difficulties.
Recognising the need for people with similar conditions to get together on a regular basis to support each other he formed Breathe Easy. Trevor died in 1995 but his legacy to the BLF lives on with over 100 groups throughout the U.K.
Breathe Easy groups exist to support the individuals who make them up.These same people run the group,decide when and where they meet and what they do.
Further information is available on the BLF website: www.lunguk.org
Alternatively, you can telephone: 08458 50 50 20
or you can write to: The British Lung Foundation, 73-75 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7ER.