Spotlight on respiratory care

More than 120 people joined the recent Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust's health information event, to hear more about respiratory disease and the services provided to patients both in hospitals and out in the community.

Led by chief of service for medicine and respiratory consultant Dr Gareth Roberts and respiratory specialist nurse Sally Bustin, the event hosted on 18th April took a fascinating look at how services have been adapted to help with admission avoidance and provide the right level of care for patients in their home environment. 

Lung disease now affects one in five people in the UK, and during the past seven years hospital admissions have risen at three times the rate of all admissions. Many people in our local communities live with chronic respiratory conditions and the event showed the different initiatives we have introduced to support them - from our pulmonary rehab classes to the post discharge rehabilitation programme and comprehensive information webpage and leaflet. There are exciting plans for future respiratory services.

If you missed the health information event, you can watch it by clicking on the following link watch respiratory health event - 18th April 2023

If you live with a lung condition you can find lots of information to support you on our webpage fhac-archive.frimley.icb.nhs.uk/respiratoryconditions