Luton Community Respiratory Services

We are a multidisciplinary team of specialists who are passionate about providing excellent, evidence-based care to those with long-term respiratory conditions. By supporting each other, with a strong commitment to teamwork and lifelong learning, we are able to provide high quality, inclusive, personalised Pulmonary Rehabilitation to our diverse population within Luton. We will deliver this with kindness and compassion.

Our aim is to support and empower patients to achieve a better quality of life through self-management.

Our Community Respiratory Service is a team of respiratory nurse specialists who work closely with primary and secondary care. Our service aims to provide holistic care and support for adults who are diagnosed with a range of chronic lung disease including:

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
asthma
bronchiectasis
interstitial lung disease

Patients can be seen in clinic at the Luton Treatment Centre or at their own home if they are housebound.

The service provides:

pulmonary rehabilitation
long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) review and support at home
support, advice and education to enable patients to effectively manage their condition
support on managing ‘flare-ups’ of their condition
assessment, monitoring and titration drug therapy to optimise treatment
COPD Patient Group Education ‘CHEST Programme’
planning for future needs in accordance to patients wishes and supported by national guidance
signposting to other services where needed
symptom management

Downloads

Patient Infosheet On O2 And Emollient Use

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Self Management For Carers

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Respiratory Service Leaflet

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CHEST - COPD health education and support training

This is an interactive patient education group held once a month for people to learn more about their COPD and how to best self-manage this. This is held at the Luton Treatment Centre in groups of no more than 10 people.

The course is built around education sessions and group activities to learn more about living and managing COPD. The course is a one day course and is suitable for anyone who has a diagnosis of COPD.

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Do you have a chronic lung condition? Do you get breathless whilst walking or climbing stairs?

If the answer to the above questions is yes, then Pulmonary Rehabilitation may be just the thing you need!

Pulmonary rehabilitation is an evidence-based multidisciplinary exercise and education programme for people with chronic lung disease and it is highly recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

It is suitable for patients with a variety of respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, bronchiectasis and pulmonary fibrosis.

The exercises are individually tailored to you, so that everyone can participate and gain the benefits.

The benefits of undertaking pulmonary rehabilitation are:

reduction in your levels of breathlessness
improvements in your general health and level of fitness
increased ability to carry out the daily activities that are important to you
better understanding of your respiratory condition
increased control over the symptoms of your condition
improvements in your levels of confidence and quality of life

Pulmonary rehabilitation programme

Our Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes are run by specialist respiratory therapists and clinical respiratory nurse specialists from Luton Community Respiratory Team.

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a seven-week course, with two sessions per week (total of 14 sessions). Each session lasts for two hours (one hour of exercise, one hour of education).

If you would like to join a pulmonary rehabilitation programme you can be referred via your GP, practice nurse, consultant or any healthcare professional. You may be able to self-refer into the programme.

Learn more about our pulmonary rehabilitation programme

Contact us

Telephone number - 0333 405 3159

Email address - ccs-tr.lutonrespiratory@nhs.net