Respiratory

Your Breathing Matters

Online learning sessions open to all

The community respiratory team at NHS Highland asked people who live with respiratory conditions, and their families, what they thought would help them to live as well as possible and they told us that they’d like to be able meet members of their respiratory healthcare team, learn from them and be able to ask questions outside of clinical settings.

Videos and presentations from previous sessions

Asthma - a talk about living well with asthma, by Corinne Clark, Specialist Respiratory Nurse (August 2022)

Breathing, Thinking and Functioning - a talk by Michelle Duffy, Specialist Respiratory Nurse (February 2022)

COPD - a presentation by Dr Lorna Murray, Respiratory Consultant (June 2022)

Healthy Home - Humidity and Air Quality - A Self Help Guide - a talk by Donnie Mackay, Energy Advice Manager (April 2022)

Managing Cough - a talk by Jude Colligan, Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist (April 2022)

Self Management - a talk by Joanne McCoy, LGOWIT (MySelf-Management) (February 2022)

Singing - Can Singing Really Help My Breathlessness? - a talk by Anne Richie, Coordinator of the Cheyne Gang (June 2022)

Future sessions

We are planning to hold regular online sessions focused on “living well with your respiratory condition and symptoms”. Sessions will be offered every month or 6 weeks, with each session having a different focus, and led by respiratory and self-management specialists from the NHS and 3rd sector.

Sessions will always include the opportunity to ask questions, either in advance (by email) or during the session itself. There is no need to speak unless you want to.

To suggest topics, please let us know:

email nhsh.communityrespiratoryteam@nhs.scot