Glasgow's LEZ has led to improved air quality report finds Air quality in Glasgow City centre has improved significantly since the Low Emission Zone was enforced, according to the latest monitoring report.

Great news from #Glasgow - air quality in the centre has improved significantly since the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) was enforced, according to the latest monitoring report 👏

www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2537082...

We’re at Breathe Easy Fife Information Day and Lunch in Kirkcaldy.

Fantastic to see the strides they are taking to support people with lung conditions.

They are also worthy recipients of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award and the Asthma + Lung UK Volunteer Award 🏆👏

Nations Advisory Panel volunteer (online) Help improve policies, provide feedback and share your unique perspective to make a real difference for people with lung conditions.

Join the Asthma + Lung UK Advisory Panel and become a key voice in shaping the future of respiratory in Scotland.

Help improve policies, provide feedback & share your unique perspective to make a real difference for people with lung conditions.

➡️ www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/support-us/v...

Breathe Easy Lates Take control of your lung health with our new evening support group. Connect with others who understand what it’s like to feel breathless, share your experiences, and get tips to manage your breathles...

Have you recently been diagnosed with a lung condition?

Each month our online support group will have a breathing exercise session and a nurse talk from one of our leading respiratory nurse.

Find out more about joining our community: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-suppo...

Hot weather and your lungs Hot weather can make asthma and other lung condition symptoms worse. Find out how to stay well in hot weather.

With more hot weather expected across much of Scotland today and the weekend, it’s important to take care of yourself if you have a lung condition.

You can find more information on our website: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/...

Holiday checklist Our holiday checklist helps you make sure you’re fully prepared for travelling with a lung condition.

The summer holidays are here! ☀️

We’ve got everything you need to help you make the most of your trip with your lung condition.

Check out our easy checklist to help you get prepared: orlo.uk/I9FZq

Today is World Bronchiectasis Day.

Bronchiectasis is a long-term condition that affects the airways in your lungs. If you have bronchiectasis, your airways are wider and become inflamed.

To find out more visit asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/bronchiectasis

To help protect lungs across Scotland, we're urging the Scottish Government to set updated limits for nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter, aligning them with World Health Organisation air quality guidelines.

Sign our Scottish Parliament petition: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...

Our Harmonica for Lung Health starts tomorrow Thursday 26 June 2025.

Our six-week harmonica groups are fun and sociable. You'll learn a new skill and techniques for breathing!

Sign up: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/groups-suppo...

How to enjoy music festivals with asthma If you're heading off to a festival this summer don't forget to pack your asthma inhalers as well as your wellies! You can’t always avoid asthma triggers like cigarette smoke and changing weather at f...

Are you heading off to a festival this summer?

There are a few things to look out for if you have asthma but there’s no need for it to stop you from having fun.

Read our blog for ways to have great time & stay safe: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/blog/advice-support/how-enjoy-music-festivals-asthma

Group of Asthma + Lung UK Volunteers standing with their awards and certificates at the Volunteers Conference 2024. Pink text overlay ‘Thank you’ with Asthma + Lung UK logo.

This #VolunteersWeek, we want to say a special thank you to our incredible volunteers. They play a vital role in our mission to transform lung health across the UK 💜

Drivetime - 30/05/2025 - BBC Sounds Breaking down the day's talking points with comment and opinion.

Our Policy and Public Affairs Officer Gareth Brown was on
BBC Radio Scotland Drivetime talking about the disposable vapes ban.

Listen to the interview here, 1 hr 19 in:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A woman is breaking a cigarette in half as she quits smoking.

On #WorldNoTobaccoDay we’re calling for the money needed to help fund Stop Smoking services to come from a levy on the tobacco industry. These services are vital to creating a smoke-free future for the UK, and Parliament could do this right now by amending the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

We want to see a smoke-free and vape free society. Next to the text is a woman smoking a vape.

We welcome the ban on the sale of disposable vapes which is vital in stopping young people who have never smoked from vaping. But the ban on sales is only the first step.

Edinburgh's LEZ one year on: More walking and cycling, less pollution and fewer fines More people are walking, cycling and using public transport since the introduction of Edinburgh’s Low Emission Zone, new research claims.

“We are pleased that Edinburgh along with Dundee and Aberdeen made the bold move a year ago to ban the most polluting cars from their city and it's a step in the right direction to help improve the air that we all breathe."

@josephaluk.bsky.social

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

It has been a year since the implementation of the Low Emission Zones in Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

Air pollution impacts all of us, but is particularly dangerous if you have a lung condition. LEZs benefit all of us.

Find out more: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/clearing-air...

MSPs urged to back law to end nicotine marketing National charities ASH Scotland and Asthma + Lung UK Scotland are today calling on politicians in Holyrood and Westminster to end the advertising and marketing of addictive health-harming nicotine pro...

In supporting @who.int's #WorldNoTobaccoDay campaign in Scotland, we and @asthmalungscot.bsky.social are speaking out against the predatory tobacco and nicotine industries' marketing tactics promoting tobacco and nicotine products to create a new wave of addiction.

#TobaccoExposed bit.ly/4jpExfE

Today we met with Public Health Minister @jennimintomsp.bsky.social to discuss the new Long Term Conditions Framework. The Minister made clear how important lung health is to her, and we hope we can work to ensure that needs of people with lung disease are reflected in the final document

📻 Thanks to BBC Radio Scotland yesterday for highlighting our survey that shows only 1 out of 3 people living with asthma in Scotland are getting basic care.

#WorldAsthmaDay

Listen again: t.co/e71P8lwJSV

Clearing the Air: Transport + Lung Health Air pollution is the greatest environmental threat to public health. The report outlines why Asthma + Lung UK Scotland fights for the right to breathe clean air.

Scrapping Peak Fares was one of the key asks in our #ClearingTheAir report that we launched last year, so we are pleased that Scottish Government have accepted our recommendation www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/clearing-air...

We very much welcome the announcement by the First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social that Scot Rail peak fares will be scrapped. This will encourage people out of their cars and onto public transport helping to reduce air pollution.

Vaping crisis evident in schools New data from NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union suggests that vaping continues to be a problem in schools, with 54.4% of teachers reporting that pupil vaping is a factor in issues of school safety and beha...

The next speaker at the #CPGonLungHealth is @nasuwtscotland.bsky.social sharing the Scottish data of their recent research into vaping at school www.nasuwt.org.uk/article-list...

The second presentation at the #CPGonLungHealth is Karen Franklin from @FeNObyNIOX talking about the BTS SIGN NICE guidelines for asthma @emmaharpermsp.bsky.social

Our first speaker at the #CPGonLungHealth is @profjdchalmers.bsky.social . He talks about the world leading work that has been led from his team in Dundee. It’s a condition that doesn’t get the focus it needs and it is incredible what has been achieved in the last 14 years @emmaharpermsp.bsky.social

We started the #CPGonLungHealth with the AGM. @emmaharpermsp.bsky.social and Alexander Stewart MSP were elected as co-conveners, with @markruskell.bsky.social as deputy convener

Today the #CPGonLungHealth is meeting. We have a busy agenda with the AGM, a talk presentation from @profjdchalmers.bsky.social and another from Karen Frankland

Thank you to everyone who came to the reception we organised alongside @boehringerglobal.bsky.social and @actionpfcharity.bsky.social last night. It was great to see so many health care professionals from across Scotland, the two Grampian storytellers and MSPs

Last night we worked with @boehringerglobal.bsky.social and @actionpfcharity.bsky.social to host a roundtable at @scotparl.bsky.social to raise awareness of ILD. Thank you @colinsmythmsp.bsky.social for sponsoring, @jennimintomsp.bsky.social for speaking, the storytellers and the HCPs who came

Thank you @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk for meeting @asthmalungscot.bsky.social today to discuss the need to improve lung health in Scotland through better access to basic care, diagnosis and rehabilitation

We are delighted to be at Glasgow City Council Chambers today to speak with children and parents about air pollution and their lungs.

Thanks to Parents for Future Scotland for organising the event and inviting us along.

@glasgowcc.bsky.social