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 latest Windmill newsletter is out now, featuring a story from consumer Pat Neville and contact details for the Community Respiratory Support and Exercise Groups.
This newsletter is produced by our Better Breathing Consumer Working group and distributed around all the participants and stakeholders of the Community Respiratory Services.
Read the latest edition here: Windmill Spring 2019
Read the latest edition of the Community Respiratory Nursing Service's summer newsletter, featur...
73 year old Barrie Reynolds and 71 year old Gary Syme both grew up when cigarettes were commonplace ...
The Better Breathing volunteers celebrated ten years of service to the Integrated Respiratory Team l...
The old adage – there’s no place like home – is a proverb the Integrated Respiratory team held cl...
Better Breathing Consumer Working Group and Community Exercise Support Groups newsletter comes out q...
The community respiratory nursing team interviews Marilyn Herbert from the Woodend Medical Centre ab...
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.