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There is increasing evidence that Singing for Lung Health (SLH) can improve general health and wellbeing, especially in those with a lung condition, by teaching a better understanding of breath control through the use of the voice. The first hospital based SLH programme in the UK began at the Royal Brompton Hospital in September 2008 and has grown in popularity since. A recent systematic review of SLH reports that it may improve health related quality of life for people with

The development of the 44 Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) at the end of last year was a direct response to help us deliver the NHS Five Year Forward View in a population and system wide approach. They also reflect the times we are living in and the enormous financial and operational challenges that the NHS and social care face. The emerging theme amongst the majority of STPs in that there is a need to tackle variation in the delivery of acute services, to redes

Wow, 2016 has been a really exciting year for the Pan London Airways Network. Thank you to all our members for your continued support. In 2016 the number of PLAN members increased, as did the number of members attending the two networking events, which is fantastic. Both network events proved very popular among our members with 88% overall satisfaction from our June meeting and 94% overall satisfaction from our November meeting. A big thank you to you all for your feedback; w

The BLF have launched a new campaign to improve the care and support received by people with lung disease and prevent more people developing a lung condition. It’s one of the boldest campaigns they’ve ever run, but it’s critical for the 12 million who have been diagnosed with a lung condition and the millions more who are at risk of developing one. This month the BLF published a new economic report which found that lung disease costs the economy £11 billion every year. Given

We are excited to announce the release of the first Pan London Airways Network Newsletter, an exciting development within the PLAN network. The aim of this newsletter is to highlight to our PLAN members events, service development and innovative practice going on around London and Nationally. With the continued challenges facing the NHS, PLAN hopes to support future respiratory leaders, within London respiratory services to develop and thrive. With training budgets being sque

We are excited to announce the agenda for our Summer Meeting on Wednesday 28th June 2017 12-5pm at the Royal College of General Practitioners near Euston. The meeting will begin with a networking lunch from midday, followed by presentations: Sustainability and Transformation Plans - the Future for Respiratory: Professor Mike Roberts, Clinical Academic Lead for Population Health and Programme, Director of the UCL Partners Education Lead Provider Programme. Diagnostics and Lung