The sites below may provide you with useful and relevant information. Please note, however, that the British Lung Foundation is not responsible for the content of any of these sites.
Education and training
Education for Health aims to provide a consistent, comprehensive and innovative approach to professional health training across the fields of cardiovascular disease and respiratory health.
A self-management course aiming to give people the confidence, skills and knowledge to manage their condition better and be more in control of their lives.
Respiratory Education UK is an independent training organisation offering a broad spectrum of nationally recognised distance learning respiratory courses for primary and secondary health care professionals.
Events
British Open 10K official site
Tour operators of our Overseas Challenges programme.
Flora Light Women's Challenge website.
Great Run Series site - Great North Run, Great South Run, Great Manchester Run
Allows you to set up your own sponsorship page online.
Official site of the London Marathon.
General running information and training website
Operators of our Parachuting scheme
Health
The department of Health's website. Useful information on the state of healthcare in the UK.
Direct access to health advice.
Your gateway to the NHS in England.
Web-based health and healthcare information
Lung Health
ARNS is a specialty nursing forum for respiratory nurse specialists.
The Australian Lung Foundation's Guide to Lung Health.
The Canadian Lung Association website.
A coalition of national charities representing many different forms of cancer (including lung cancer).
Information and links on the rare condition cryptogenic organising pneumonitis (Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organising Pneumonia).
Global alliance of organisations with an active interest in lung cancer.
Dedicated to improving the care and treatment of people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Part of the British Lung Foundation, the Fund aims to encourage and sponsor important research into mesothelioma, and to raise the awareness of the disease.
New website with good information about pneumococcal disease.
A support and information network for people with this very rare condition.
LAIA is an academic project which produces factsheets and charts of respiratory and allergic disease epidemiology. The website carries a lot of useful information. But please note: LAIA can not respond to individual queries.
The only charity in the world wholly dedicated to defeating lung cancer, the biggest cancer killer in the world.
A partnership of leading lung cancer experts, senior NHS and Department of Health professionals, charities and healthcare companies.
Political
Professional
Organisation for respiratory healthcare professionals - has some excellent information and guidelines on a variety of respiratory conditions and diseases.
An independent charity representing primary care health professionals interested in delivering the best standards of respiratory care.
Smoking
QUIT is the national charity that helps people stop smoking.
Helping people in Glasgow to stop smoking.
The National Clean Air Award is the first UK-wide scheme that rewards employers who implement effective workplace no-smoking policies.
