Love Your Lungs Week
- Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 April 2019
- Motion reference: S5M-16939
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 12 June 2019
That the Parliament welcomes Love Your Lungs Week, which takes place from 17 to 23 June 2019; understands that lung disease is a major challenge for the NHS, with lung cancer being the most common individual cause of death in Scotland, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease being the third most common; believes that lung disease places a huge burden on those who have the condition, as well as on their loved ones; notes that the theme of this year’s Love Your Lungs Week is early diagnosis; understands that the British Lung Foundation’s online breath test, which seeks to raise awareness of the early warning signs of lung disease, has been taken by over 460,000 people across the UK; notes the importance of early diagnosis to help people live well with lung disease, and celebrates the work being carried out by researchers, clinicians and charities, such as the British Lung Foundation, to encourage everyone to love their lungs.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Claudia Beamish, Neil Bibby, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Peter Chapman, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Maurice Corry, Neil Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Emma Harper, Alison Harris, Alison Johnstone, James Kelly, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Gordon Lindhurst, Richard Lyle, Lewis Macdonald, Tom Mason, Liam McArthur, Edward Mountain, John Scott, Liz Smith, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, David Stewart, Maureen Watt, Annie Wells