Factsheets

Read our factsheets about a variety of lung conditions and topics linked to lung health such as quitting smoking, exercise, and vaccination.

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Air quality and lung health – the risks – infographic

Asthma and pregnancy

Asthma and pregnancy

Asthma is one of the most common conditions that co-exists with pregnancy. As well as asthma affecting your pregnancy, your pregnancy can also have an impact on your asthma symptoms.…

Asthma in elite athletes

Asthma in elite athletes

This page attempts to explain the increased occurrence of asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness among elite athletes, and give information about recommended treatment and testing regulations Back to: Asthma in adulthood

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COVID-19 – Easy read factsheet

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COVID-19 – Healthy Lungs during COVID-19 – Infographic

COVID-19 – Information for family/friends of those admitted to hospital with COVID-19

COVID-19 – Information for family/friends of those admitted to hospital with COVID-19

COVID-19 can cause minor to serious illness. Your family member/friend has been admitted to hospital with COVID-19 so that we can monitor their breathing. Their breathing may need to be…

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COVID-19 – Information for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19

COVID-19 – Information for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19

COVID-19 can cause minor to serious illness. You have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19 so that we can monitor your breathing. Your breathing may need to be supported with…

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COVID-19 – Managing breathlessness at home during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 Factsheet
Diagnosing adult asthma: understanding the professional guideline

Diagnosing adult asthma: understanding the professional guideline

Diagnosing and treating chronic cough in adults – Understanding the professional guidelines
Bronchiectasis lay guidelines

Diagnosing and treating non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in children and young people – Understanding the professional guidelines

Diagnosing childhood asthma: understanding the professional guidelines

Diagnosing childhood asthma: understanding the professional guidelines

This document explains the recommendations in the European Respiratory Society (ERS) clinical guidelines for the diagnosis of asthma in children between the ages of 5 and 16 years. It is…

Difficult-to-treat and severe asthma
E-cigarettes, heat-not-burn and smokeless tobacco products
Exercise and air quality: 10 top tips
Indoor air pollution and the lungs
Lung cancer screening
Managing bronchiectasis in adults – Understanding the professional guidelines
Mould, damp and the lungs
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Outdoor air pollution and the lungs

Outdoor air pollution and the lungs

The average adult breathes over 15 cubic metres of air every day. Although pollutants in the air are often invisible, they can have serious effects on our health, including the…

Palliative care

Palliative care

Palliative care is provided to people who have a incurable illness. It is offered when a person’s illness is reducing their quality of life on a day-to-day basis. Although palliative…

Patient and public involvement

Patient and public involvement

As a patient or relative or carer, you have a unique perspective on the impact of a medical condition on life, work and family. This experience is invaluable to healthcare…

Protect your lungs: get vaccinated – Infographic
Pulmonary hypertension – understanding the professional guidelines
Quality standards in lung cancer care – understanding the professional guideline

Quality standards in lung cancer care – understanding the professional guideline

This page explains the recommendations in the European Respiratory Society (ERS) clinical guidelines for the quality of care for lung cancer. It is for people with lung cancer, or their…

Quitting smoking: the benefits – Infographic
Rare and ‘orphan’ lung diseases

Rare and ‘orphan’ lung diseases

A rare disease is one that affects less than one person in every 2,000. This may sound like a very small number, but as there are 700 million people in…

Rare lung cancers

Rare lung cancers

There are several different kinds of lung cancer, often referred to as lung cancer subtypes. Some of these occur more often than others. In this factsheet we will specifically look…

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Sleep apnoea

Sleep apnoea

This factsheet has been written to help you understand more about sleep apnoea, what it is, what causes it, what the signs and symptoms are, how it can be diagnosed…

Smoking and the lungs

Smoking and the lungs

Treating sarcoidosis – understanding the professional guidelines
Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (sometimes called TB) is a disease caused by an infection commonly in the lungs, although it can occur in other parts of the body. The infection causes lots of…

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Work-related lung conditions

Work-related lung conditions

The term, ‘work-related lung conditions’ refers to conditions that have been caused or made worse by the materials you come into contact with at work. This factsheet will look at…

Your lungs and exercise

Your lungs and exercise

Regular physical activity and exercise improves quality of life, whether you are healthy or you have a lung condition. Many people associate keeping fit with maintaining a healthy heart, losing…

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