Service Details

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation team works alongside respiratory consultants, respiratory practitioners, physiotherapists, rehabilitation assistants, respiratory nurses and an administration team.

The service accepts patients who have a GP in west Kent and support patients with chronic lung conditions (COPD, chronic asthma, interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis) through a programme of exercise and education in group sessions at local venues.

Our respiratory nurses see patients in the hospital and in the community. They also play a role in assessing and supporting patients and presenting educational talks for pulmonary rehabilitation.
Group courses are held at local venues, such as church halls, community centres and health centres in west Kent. Classes can accommodate up to 16 people, who all have a lung condition. 

The programme is conducted over six weeks with two sessions per week. Each of the 12 sessions consist of up to an hour exercise (including a warm-up and a cool-down), and an education session.

Class locations: 

• Bat and Ball Community Centre, Bat and Ball, Crampton's Rd, Sevenoaks TN14 5DN 
• St Philip’s Church, 5 Birken Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3TE 
• Langley Village Hall, Horseshoes Ln, Langley, Maidstone ME17 3JY 
• St Faith’s Centre, Moncktons Ln, Maidstone ME14 2PY

The programmes are supervised by a qualified physiotherapist, respiratory nurse or respiratory practitioner and supported by trained healthcare professionals such as a physiotherapy or respiratory assistant and respiratory nurses.

Evidence has shown that completing a pulmonary rehabilitation course can improve people’s ability to walk further, help them feel less tired and breathless when carrying out day-to-day activities, and have an improved quality of life.