World COPD Day - 18 November 2009 - North Region Events
Breathe Easy Aire Valley
Held an awareness stand and tombola at Airedale Hospital
Breathe Easy Barnsley
Held an awareness stand and fundraiser in Shipley Library
Breathe Easy Dewsbury & District
Held a an awareness stand at a local Tesco
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Held an awareness stand and tombola at a local Tesco, Dragonville, Gilesgate, organised by Beverley Ragg - Community Respiratory Nurse Specialist. Joan Sedgewick, Respiratory Nurse organised for stands to be erected at various locations to raise awareness of COPD. Respiratory Nurse, Patricia Bonner-Martin made a display stand which ran during the whole month of November. Two awareness events with lung function testing took place on a bus in Peterlee and Seaham. Vikki Bailey, Respiratory Nurse held an awareness stand at Darlington Supermarket.
Earsdon Park Medical Practice
Put up an awareness stand in the GP Practice during the month of November.
Breathe Easy Grimsby and District
Held an awareness stand at Freshing Place Shopping Centre
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Terry Robinson, Respiratory Nurse Specialist organised an awareness stand
Breathe Easy Hartlepool
Held an awareness stand and lung function testing in the Central Library with BLF Nurses from the CRAMS Team.
Breathe Easy Leeds & District
Members of the group put up posters to raise awareness of COPD
Breathe Easy Pontefract
Held an awareness stand at Pontefract Library, Shoemarket
Breathe Easy Redcar & East Cleveland
Held an awareness stand and fundraiser at local supermarket
Breathe Easy Rotherham
Held a World COPD Day event at BreathingSpace
Breathe Easy Scunthorpe
Held an awareness stand at Scunthorpe General Hospital
Breathe Easy Sheffield
Held a Lung Information Day at Hillsborough Leisure Centre organised by Practice Nurse, Sue Ryan.
University Hospital North Tees
Two awareness stands were organised by Sandra Stych and Joan Clerk, both Respiratory Nurses
NHS Wakefield
Held a series of education events for people with COPD and their family and carers. Staff education events were also held during the month of November.
Breathe Easy York
Held an awareness stand at Tesco, Askham Bar, York
