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📣 Today we launch our End The #LungHealthLottery campaign and need your help to urge the government to take lung conditions seriously. People in some areas of the UK are more likely to be hospitalised or die from a lung condition simply because of where they live.

You probably know that many children are heading back to school today… But did you know that there is a rise in asthma attacks when children go #BackToSchool❓ This poster produced by a PCRS committee member has some top tips to help avoid this ➡️ ow.ly/amXO50KvNPP

The MPPN is holding it's first face-to-face workshop of 2022: "Respiratory & ENT Assessment for Clinical Pharmacists" on 14 July. Free to all Midlands-based #clinicalpharmacists and #pharmacytechs working in primary care.#PharmacyHour" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mppn.org.uk/#PharmacyHour

Before stepping up asthma treatment,confirm symptoms are due to asthma,identify and address modifiable risk factors (including incorrect inhaler technique,poor medication adherence,environmental exposures, and multimorbidity),and provide patient education. ginasthma.org