Lanarkshire MSP helps breathe life into new charity at launch event

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Graham Simpson met with campaigners outside the Scottish Parliament to help launch Asthma + Lung UK Scotland.Formerly Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Scotland, the MSP met with the charity to support their launch and hear them as they described the state of lung health in Scotland as ‘shameful’.Lung disease is one of the top three killers in Scotland, with one in five people diagnosed with a lung condition at some point in their lives.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Mr Simpson told Lanarkshire Live : “It was a privilege to meet with the charity and people living with lung conditions, at the Scottish Parliament. “As an MSP for Central Scotland, I will work to support my constituents to get a better diagnosis, care, and treatment for their lung conditions and to help reduce the impact that breathlessness can have on the everyday lives of people with lung conditions."Scotland is one of the countries in Europe with the highest death rate for lung conditions.Asthma + Lung UK Scotland is calling for lung conditions to be treated as seriously as