Community Respiratory

The Community Respiratory Team deliver clinic-based, community-based and home-based services to people across Morecambe Bay, who are struggling with their chronic respiratory disease. Common chronic lung diseases include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bronchiectasis, Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) and Asthma. 

Our team are also part of the Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network.  

Our specialist team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, clinical support staff and administrative staff, work together to deliver several Respiratory services including:  

• A Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) Service 
• A Respiratory Physiotherapy service [for management of cough, secretions and breathlessness and breathing pattern disorders] 
• A Home visit Nursing service to help with Respiratory Symptom Management  
• A Home Oxygen review service in collaboration with our Hospital Respiratory Teams.  
• Advanced Respiratory Care at Home (ARCH) service [new development for 2025] 
• A Respiratory Rehab at Home Service providing pulmonary rehabilitation treatments in the home after COPD-related hospital admission, and for those too unwell to attend PR-groups 

Our Team: Our Community Respiratory Team work across the whole of the Morecambe Bay area in homes, clinics, and community halls. Below are just some of them pictured celebrating 25 years since Pulmonary rehabilitation started in Lancaster.

Breathe Easy Groups across Morecambe Bay 

If you’d like to meet others who have a lung condition and learn more about living well, why not attend one of the many Breathe Easy groups in the area.Find your local group: All Breathe Easy groups (asthmaandlung.org.uk) 

More about our Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service

Our team provide year-round pulmonary rehabilitation in multiple sites across Morecambe Bay, at Stanley Road Church Morecambe; King’s Church Lancaster; Kendal Leisure Centre; Alfred Barrow Health Centre.  

In 2025, we have additional funding to deliver additional PR programmes in Carnforth, Lakes, Millom, Ulverston and Dales to make accessing pulmonary rehab classes even easier. 

Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a 6-week course of exercises, self-management techniques and education, delivered over twice-weekly classes (12 in total) that are around 90 minutes long. The classes help people with a chronic lung disease do more, feel less breathless and tired, and have better control over their own health. It's also a great place to meet others with similar lung conditions to yours. Your first visit will include an assessment of your health and fitness, so that we can create a programme that suits you, and you will receive more information on what to expect with your appointment letter.  

What is Pulmonary Rehabilitation really like? 

Find out more about our local pulmonary rehabilitation programmes and what people say about them, by watching the following videos: 

What is Pulmonary Rehab really like? Patient feedback video (Lancaster and Morecambe group)

What is Pulmonary Rehab really like? Patient feedback video (Kendal and Barrow group)

Please note that the Barrow venue has now moved to Alfred Barrow Health centre to improve access. 

How do I get referred to Pulmonary Rehabilitation? 

You can refer yourself to our Pulmonary rehabilitation programme by calling your local team on any of our office numbers below. Alternatively, your GP practice, hospital ward or respiratory specialist team can also refer you. 

Find out how a course of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) can help you to manage and live well with your lung condition (asthmaandlung.org.uk)  

National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP): Our service is part of the National Pulmonary Rehabilitation audit. You can learn more about this audit and how your information will be used through the NRAP website.