OPIN-2018-0113 World COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) Day 2018 (e) Tabled on 13/11/2018

This Assembly:

1. Notes that 21 November 2018 is World COPD Day.
2. Notes that 8 per cent of the population are living with a lung condition; 70,000 with COPD.
3. Notes that exercise and self-management is the most effective way to improve quality-of-life.
4. Notes the British Lung Foundation’s work in promoting and providing services, such as Singing for Lung Health, to give patients access to a range of self-management tools.
5. Believes that the Welsh Government should ensure LHBs, local authorities and other partners invest in local exercise provision for respiratory patients, including in alternative options like singing.