… also known as vapes, can be a useful tool to help quit smoking, but they don’t come without risks. Laura from our … cigarettes and they’ve also been shown to help people to stop smoking. However, lots of people are starting to vape … in price should run alongside the expansion of the Swap to Stop scheme , so more people on low incomes can access a free …

… Emission Zone (ULEZ) across the whole of London and what this means for clean air. Rob Day Published 8th March … 4,000 premature deaths a year across the capital and is having a devastating effect on people’s lungs, … was responsible for 1,700 hospital admissions for asthma in London; accounting for 7% of all childhood asthma …

… symptoms to get worse. This is because there are asthma triggers in these workplaces such as dust and fumes; … Tell your colleagues about your asthma, and what your triggers are . Your employer may be able to make reasonable …

… attacks there, so I haven’t needed to use my reliever inhaler. Nancy, along with supporters Kelly Mae, her …

… of air quality around London schools. Olivia, Policy team, Asthma + Lung UK Published 29th August 2023 Hundreds of … to breathe more freely. Thousands of children with asthma are hospitalised every year Children are particularly … problems. In the UK, 1.1 million children live with asthma, equating to around two children in every classroom. …

… better lung health for all. Anna, Data + Insights team, Asthma + Lung UK Published 20th July 2023 What we wanted to … these questions to people with lung conditions other than asthma and COPD so these insights are really valuable. The … income group. Seven out of 10 (71%) respondents with asthma live with uncontrolled asthma putting them at greater …

… I was having an asthma attack. When I used my reliever inhaler I could instantly feel my chest opening up and I was … that asthma can be dangerous. If I hadn’t had my reliever inhaler with me that time it could have been a lot worse. Now I take my reliever inhaler with me everywhere. Growing up in toxic air made my …

… to explore treatment options, investigate potential triggers, and identify the type of asthma they might have. …

… Campaigning Fighting for clean air at the elections Last week, communities across England … voted for their new Metro Mayors. Here in the Clean Air team at Asthma + Lung UK, we’ve been busy making sure … understood the need to protect everyone’s lungs from toxic air. Read on to hear what we’ve been doing across the UK to …

… Campaigning Clean air zones: making sure no one is left behind Road traffic is one of the leading sources of air pollution in the UK’s towns and cities, and urgent action … some communities are disproportionately affected by toxic air and are being excluded from policies designed to tack air …

… government can do to achieve this: Tackle the toxic air pollution that kills 43,000 people every year, by …