The sites below may provide you with useful and relevant information. Please note, however, that neither the British Lung Foundation nor Breathe Easy Group Halton are responsible for the content of any of these sites.
Education and training - Education for Health: 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.
Education and training - Expert Patients Programme: 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.
Education and training - Respiratory Education UK: 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: British Open 10K official site
Events - Discover adventure: Tour operators of our Overseas Challenges programme.
Events - Flora Light Women's Challenge: Flora Light Women's Challenge website.
Events - Golf: Daily Telegraph Match Play Competition homepage.
Events - Great Run Series: Great Run Series site - Great North Run, Great South Run, Great Manchester Run et al.
Events - Just Giving: Allows you to set up your own sponsorship page online.
Events - London Marathon: Official site of the London Marathon.
Events - Real Runners: General running information and training website.
Events - Skyline Parachuting: Operators of our Parachuting scheme
General advice - Citizens Advice Bureau: Advice on benefits, housing and all other social and welfare issues.
Health - Department of Health: The department of Health's website. Useful information on the state of Healthcare in the UK.
Health - NHS Direct: Direct access to health advice.
Health - NHS Web Site: Your gateway to the NHS in England.
Lung Health - Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists :- ARNS is a specialty nursing forum for respiratory nurse specialists.
Lung health - Australian Lung Foundation: The Australian Lung Foundation's Guide to Lung Health.
Lung health - British Thoracic Society: Organisation for respiratory healthcare professionals - has some excellent information and guidelines on a variety of respiratory conditions and diseases.
Lung health - Canadian Lung Association: The Canadian Lung Association website.
Lung Health - COP/BOOP: Information and links on the rare condition Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonitis (Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organising Pneumonia).
Lung health - Global Lung Cancer Coalition: Global alliance of organisations with an active interest in lung cancer.
Lung Health - Irish Lung Fibrosis Association :- Dedicated to improving the care and treatment of people with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Lung health - June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund: 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.
Lung Health - Know About Pneumo: New website with good information about pneumococcal disease.
Lung Health - LAM Action: A support and information network for people with this very rare condition.
Lung Health - the Lung and Asthma Information Agency: LAIA is an academic project which produces fact sheets 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.
Lung Health - the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation: The only charity in the world wholly dedicated to defeating lung cancer, the biggest cancer killer in the world.
Political - National Assembly for Wales:
Political - Northern Ireland Assembly:
Political - Scottish Parliament:
Political - UK Government online:
Professional - General Practice Airways Group :- An independent charity representing primary care health professionals interested in delivering the best standards of respiratory care.
Smoking - QUIT: QUIT is the national charity that helps people stop smoking.
Smoking - Smoking Concerns (Glasgow): Helping people in Glasgow to stop smoking.
Smoking - the National Clean Air Award: The National Clean Air Award is the first UK-wide scheme that rewards employers who implement effective workplace no-smoking policies.

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