Who are we?
We are a local Charity set up to support the treatment of people living with lung diseases in the East Dorset area. We use donations and investments to improve the NHS respiratory services and support well trained staff, modern equipment and better facilities.
We work alongside the NHS UHD Respiratory team to support patients with lung diseases such as COPD, emphysema, asthma, lung fibrosis and lung cancer.
Departmental Development
The thoracic department at Bournemouth Hospital was refurbished in 2000 following donation from the charitable trust. This included the development of a pulmonary rehabilitation with general, consultation rooms, lung function ...Staff Training
The Charity has provided funds to support attendance at specialist training courses for specialist nurses, physiotherapists and specialist physiologists (lung function team).Hospital Equipment
The charity has provided funds to purchase a wide range of additional equipment for the support of respiratory patients and their care at Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals. This has included ...Development for Acute Lung Unit
In 2008 and acute lung unit to provide assisted ventilation respiratory support for patient’s with respiratory failure was opened on the respiratory ward at Bournemouth Hospital. It was formally opened ...