Dr Nazia Chaudhuri Consultant Respiratory Physician 

December Guest Speaker is Dr Nazia Chaudhuri MB, ChB, MSc, PhD, FRCP Dr Chaudhuri is an internationally renown consultant in the field of respiratory medicine. She is based at Wythenshawe Hospital Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. She specialises in: Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Sarcoidosis, 

Zoom Monthly Meetings of Bolton Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group

Join our Zoom Virtual meetings are held every second Thursday of the month, Due to the Lockdown Conditions of COVIS-19  we have introduced Virtual on Line Zoom meetings. You can see who our Guest Speaker is by clicking HERE The group was formed in February 2021 and has continued to grow in numbers and positive reputation. The group is dedicated to providing support to people living with Pulmonary Fibrosis, Sarcoidosis or people who have been newly diagnosed, along with their partners, family, friends and carers. Everyone who has attended our meetings says that the group offers a warm friendly welcome, offers excellent support, able to answer their many questions and helped them to realise that they are not alone, not alone with this devastating disease. At each monthly meeting, we invite high profile guest speakers Consultants, Doctors, Respiratory Nurses,  Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapists Occupational therapists. We are the first group to offer weekly Pulmonary Rehabilitation Classes, run by Niall Bradley and Laura Williams who are certified, specialist exercise therapists. They guide and monitor through a range of exercises and movements designed to improve your breathing and mobility. Both Niall and Laura have a great sense of fun and jovial banter that they exchange with the group members. All the members look forward to the weekly sessions knowing that they are with like-minded individuals, who understand what living with debilitating lung disease is like, how it affects and impact on your daily life. Working together with a group of people know and who you come to trust, who encourage and support each other. We are slowly building a series of easy to follow videos for all the exercises that you will perform in the weekly classes. These are available on our YouTube Channel