RCC 21 – British Lung Foundation Training
Proposer: Kamal Russell – Hope St Clinic
Funding allocated: £1,994
The proposal
With the funding we managed to have 2 people trained to level one to instruct and direct the British Lung Foundation Level 1 Course. This has enabled us to offer more courses to more volunteers and sufferers. It has also provided the new instructors with the knowledge and training to lead on our “Rehabilitation Plus Classes”.
We are now able to offer an extra session a week for working people in the evenings. By offering classes at different times, we can support more people to have greater access to our courses. This increases sufferers’ chances of continuing to work and improve their ability to work.
We charge for the classes, and the additional money from teas and coffees at the workshops ensures these are sustainable
The ongoing benefits are that we will continue to provide a wide range of weekly maintenance sessions for post rehab patients, as well as facilitating social groups such as our Piscatorial Codgers Fishing Club, Grouchy Old Men’s Club and Hope 4 Your Lungs Support Group, and offering Tai Chi and chair-based exercise classes in the local community.
The additional training and workshops will help to ensure that our clinic, community and home bases services continue to grow. This means that we will continue to support the reduction of emergency hospital admissions, A&E attendances , raise further awareness of COPD and improve the quality of life of more sufferers.