ELF is a patient-led organisation that works internationally to bring patients and the public together with healthcare professionals to improve lung health and advance diagnosis, treatment and care.

Founded in 2000, ELF works in partnership with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) to develop the union between lung health professionals and patients. Based in Sheffield (UK) and Brussels (Belgium) ELF has grown and developed a core team of specialists and a network of individual patients and patient organisations. ELF works with people from all over the world, including our volunteer patient network of more than 350 people and our patient organisation network with more than 200 respiratory organisations in Europe; working together with people living with more than 40 different lung conditions.

Our ethos is openness, inclusiveness and collaboration. We believe in working together to improve lung health.

Our mission

In partnership with the European Respiratory Society, the European Lung Foundation brings patients and the public together with healthcare professionals to improve lung health and advance diagnosis, treatment, and care.

Our vision

People living with lung conditions will be centrally involved in lung healthcare and research and everyone in Europe will have clear, reliable information they can trust about lung health and disease in their own language.

ELF is a non-profit organisation registered as a UK company (VAT no. GB 115 0027 74) and charity (no. 1118930). Our Brussels office enterprise number is 0738.383.695

ERS and ELF annual reports – Please note that previous ELF reports formed part of ERS annual reports. From 2020/21 onwards we have a separate ELF annual review.

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