Whakakotahitia a Mate Romahā
The Integrated Respiratory Service transitioned to Pegasus Health in December 2023.
Established in 2008, the Integrated Respiratory Service has been fundamental in helping more people get support for their breathing conditions.
Diagnostic tests like spirometry and sleep studies are now able to be done in the community, closer to people in their homes, not just in the hospital.
Better Breathing Pulmonary Rehabilitation is the only evidence-based intervention available for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) and the community respiratory team deliver nine programmes a year throughout the region.
Community support and exercise groups are there to maintain exercise goals, and to remain connected with other people with similar conditions.
The Better Breathing Consumer Group represent the Better Breathing programmes and support groups and contribute to the development of new services and patient materials.
Specialist respiratory nurses and physicians are available to support general practice teams and community providers to look after their respiratory patients.
The Integrated Respiratory Service is overseen by the Integrated Respiratory Service Development Group (IRSDG), which includes representatives from consumers, Māori, Pasifika, general practice, community pharmacy, hospital and district nursing.
The community respiratory nursing team interviews Marilyn Herbert from the Woodend Medical Centre about how the respiratory nursing service has benefited her patients in their latest newsletter.
Click here to read the Autumn newsletter.
Key messages from IRSDG
The Better Breathing Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme has had a facelift post-COVID. During the lo...
Better Breathing Consumer Working Group and Community Exercise Support Groups newsletter comes out q...
Social connectedness is “totally paramount” to improve the health and wellbeing of our Maori whana...
An initiative to transform the way people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are supp...
In the Summer edition there's information about the upcoming South Island Respiratory Educators ...
Deborah Callahan
deborah.callahan@pegasus.health.nz
Catherine Harrison
catherine.harrison@pegasus.health.nz
For Integrated Respiratory SDG. Read full CCN work plan.
Information about Canterbury Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Poster showing the funded inhalers in New Zealand 2019.
Flyer with details of the community respiratory support and exercise groups.
Breathing Breathing Programme - a patient perspective.