Pulmonary Rehabilitation

• Our Mission Statement

  We are a multidisciplinary team of specialists who are passionate about providing excellent, evidence-based care to those with long-term respiratory conditions. By supporting each other, with a strong commitment to teamwork and life-long learning, we are able to provide high quality, inclusive, personalised Pulmonary Rehabilitation to our diverse population within Luton. We will deliver this with kindness and compassion.

  Our Aim is to support and empower patients to achieve a better quality of life through self-management.

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes

  Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes are run by specialist respiratory therapists and clinical respiratory nurse specialists from Luton Community Respiratory Team.

  Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a seven-week course, with two sessions per week (total of 14 sessions). Each session lasts for two hours (one hour of exercise, one hour of education).

  How do you get onto a programme?

  If you would like to join a Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme you can be referred via your GP, Practice Nurse, Consultant or any health care professional.

  Once you have been referred, you will be given an assessment appointment with one of the Team.

  During this appointment we will discuss Pulmonary Rehabilitation in greater depth and assess your suitability for the program. You will then be given a start date to commence Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

  The groups are run at Luton Treatment Centre in Vestry Close, Luton.

  You may be able to self-refer to Pulmonary Rehab at Luton Treatment Centre – see ‘Self-refer’ section below.

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation Venue:

   

   

  Luton Treatment Centre,
  Vestry Close,
  Luton,
  BEDS.
  LU1 1AR
  

   

• Meet The Team

   

  

  Helen Owen

  Helen is a Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist and the Team Lead for the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service. She has been passionate about Pulmonary Rehab and the difference it can make to people’s lives since she first introduced Pulmonary Rehab to the Luton & Dunstable Hospital in 1998!

  Helen is married to Stuart and proud Mum to Chris & Katie. In her spare time Helen loves singing and walking in the countryside with the dog- although not usually both at the same time!

   

• What people say about Pulmonary Rehabilitation

  Patient Testimonies

  “It (PR) has made me feel a lot more positive, and made me realise what I can do. It has changed my life.”

  “I have a much better understanding of my disease. I’m much less anxious when I become breathless.”

  “I feel more confident, and I can walk much further with less stops.”

  “It has been great to meet other people with COPD, I don’t feel so alone now.”

  “I am able to cope with my ‘bad days’ much better. I feel much more relaxed and am able to recover from shortness of breath much better.”

  “Thanks Team! I love you all for your help in making me do things I never thought I could do and for all the laughs we have had!”

  What Clinicians say:

  Hayley Bradshaw: Respiratory CNS- Luton Community Respiratory Team Lead.

  ‘Patients with chronic lung disease who undergo pulmonary rehabilitation find they are able to do more and feel less breathless. Their quality of life improves such that many ask to have repeat sessions due to their success. You have nothing to lose and so much to gain in taking the course!’