Holidays can be a nightmare to organise – whether in the UK or abroad.  But for many of the 8 million people in the UK living with a lung disease it can be practically impossible.  A lung disease of some sort affects about one person in every British family, whether it is asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis or lung cancer, and leading an active everyday life for these sufferers can be difficult.

But the problems do not end there.  There is a growing demand for medical oxygen – and the need for better and more dependable support to meet patients’ lifestyle aspirations.

However things are changing…  The huge demand for an improved quality of life for sufferers has forced better design of compressed medical oxygen cylinders. Technical advances driven by Air Products Medical have changed the way medical oxygen is delivered to patients and, at the same time, quality of life for lung disease sufferers is improved remarkably.

A particularly important development for patients is the holiday oxygen service. There has been a five-fold increase in the uptake of this service since it was launched about two years ago – and the number of inquiries is running at several hundred a year. This is a far cry from the time when contracting a lung condition meant being housebound.

The introduction of portable, lightweight cylinders has had a massive impact on patients’ lives. And, if this summer turns out to be as hot as we are led to believe, it’s a safe bet that even more people will be on the move – and the holiday oxygen service is geared to cope so that more patients can travel.

So, as long your doctor gives the green light to your travel plans Air Products Medical can make it easy to get oxygen anywhere in the UK or overseas.

Patients are now not only able to leave their houses but holidays abroad are also possible. We have Dr Mike Smith, one of the UK's leading media doctors who regularly appears on TV, radio and in print, and Jill Smith from Air Products joining us live online on Friday 14th May 2004 from 4.30pm to 5.30pm to tell us more about these technological advances and how we can improve our quality of life.

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