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Respiratory Service
We aim to provide expert, individualised holistic Respiratory care to the population of Purbeck. This includes long term management, advice on daily life and challenges with respiratory disease, in addition to carrying out Spirometry and FeNO testing to enable our GPs to diagnose patients. The team provide services for all the GP Practices in Purbeck, working from Wareham and Swanage community hospitals ensuring that care is provided close to home and accessible. Patients can be referred to the team by any health care professional at their GP practice.
Long Covid
If you have been diagnosed with Long Covid, you can self-refer yourself to The Hope Programme which is a free self-management course to support you.
You do not need to see your GP first, please see below for further details:
Hope Programme for Long Covid
Free self-management course to help you cope with your recovery from Long Covid.
This 8 session online course covers topics such as:
- Self management for long COVID
- Managing long COVID symptoms e.g. brain fog, fatigue and breathlessness
- Pacing and focussing on what matters to you
- Coping with stress, change and shifting your thinking
- Getting better sleep and mindfulness
- Communication and relationships
- Eating well and moving better
- Managing setbacks
- Using your strengths to make you happier
Meet others in the same situation and try range of interactive activities
- Goal Setting
- Gratitude
- Mood, Activity and Symptoms Tracking
- Journalling
- Online Forum
The course is delivered online via our platform.
Available 24/7 on any device - Sessions released weekly - Learn at a time and pace that suits you - Remain anonymous