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Respiratory NHS Lothian | Our Services

Resources for Patients

This section contains information leaflets and useful links to help you to self-manage your respiratory condition.

Asthma

For more information on living with a lung condition visit Asthma + Lung UK’s website: Living with a lung condition | Asthma + Lung UK (asthmaandlung.org.uk)

Take Control of your Asthma

The ‘Take Control of your Asthma’ leaflet provides information on Asthma Control, Reliever and Preventer Treatments.

This leaflet was produced by the Scottish Respiratory Pharmacy Specialist Interest Group.

To check you are using your inhaler correctly, why not have a look at our ‘Improve Your Inhaler Technique’ poster below.

Improve Your Inhaler Technique

This poster has been developed by the Respiratory MCN to aid in improving inhaler technique. Once scanned, the QR codes will take you to the relevant inhaler technique videos which are hosted on the Asthma & Lung UK website.

Asthma+Lung UK: Adult Asthma Action Plan

To download a copy of Asthma+Lung UK’s Adult Asthma Action Plan, head over to their website. Asthma+Lung UK have made this leaflet available in the following languages; Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Welsh, Gujarati and Polish.

Click here to visit Asthma+Lung UK to download a copy.

Asthma+Lung UK: Child Asthma Action Plan

To download a copy of Asthma+Lung UK’s Child Asthma Action Plan, head over to their website.

Click here to visit Asthma+Lung UK to download a copy.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

The COPD Self-Management Plan, developed by NHS Lothian, is your personal management plan that you should take to your COPD healthcare appointments.

The aim of the plan is to help you have better control of your COPD and will enable you to monitor your symptoms and to know what to do if you have an exacerbation of your COPD symptoms.

Click here to download a PDF copy of the Self-Management Plan for COPD.