HERE ARE A SELECTION OF BREATHE EASY WEEK EVENTS
which took place around our region:
Breathe Easy Barnsley
Breathe Easy Barnsley held an Awareness Event at the Worsbrough Centre in Barnsley on 9 June that was supported by Barnsley Primary Care Trust staff, Smoking Cessation Service and Community Fire & Rescue Service. Over 35 people came along to learn more about respiratory symptoms and get information and many spoke to one of the respiratory community matrons available on the day. Eve Cowdell, Chairperson of Breathe Easy Barnsley and Support and Development Manager for the North region, Bev Wears are pictured wearing 'Big Breaths' t-shirts. Also in the photo are Barnsley Fire & Rescue Service, Smoking Cessation advisor, and Barnsley PCT Community Matrons, Tracey Bladen and Sue Hazeldine.
COPD awareness raising in Hull
British Lung Foundation awareness raising and lung function testing (part of the BLF’s COPD Project) took place on 17 June at Princes Quay Shopping Centre in Hull with over 100 people having their lungs tested and being offered information and advice. This event was supported by Hull PCT Smoking Cessation Service and Health Trainers.
Grimsby Gets involved!
North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation and COPD Service at Hope Street Medical Centre in Grimsby held week-long drop in sessions during Breathe Easy Week that were advertised locally in supermarkets and on the radio. They carried out lung function testing on 29 people with 16 referrals to GPs for further investigation. The Centre looked fabulous decorated with Breathe Easy Week materials and posters and even the resident teaching skeleton, Cuthbert, donned the BE Week Big Breaths t-shirt!
Breathe Easy Durham
Breathe Easy Durham & Derwentside together with Co. Durham PCT Respiratory Nurse, Bev Ragg, set up a stand at the Metro Centre and performed lung function testing on over 50 people with about 15% being referred to their GP for further tests.
Breathe Easy Redcar
BE Redcar & Cleveland group held their annual awareness event in the town’s main street with support from a local school.
Breathe Easy Harrogate
Breathe Easy Harrogate and their very supportive respiratory nurses from the hospital held an event in a local village hall with lung function testing and fundraising events, including auctioning an original Postman Pat painting donated by the artist.
House of Commons - Meet The Patients
Violet, Marion & Therese from Breathe Easy Newcastle
BLF staff, Bev Wears and Margaret Tait wore their “Big Breaths” t-shirts with pride throughout the Week although Margaret did choose a different outfit for her visit, with 6 regional Breathe Easy group representatives, to the Meet the Patient Reception at the House of Commons. This was a great day for all involved and some good contacts with MP’s have been made.
Breathe Easy members from the North of the country with
Dame Helena Shovelton
