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Sufferers of COPD waiting up to a decade for diagnosis

Laura Nicholson claims the long-running issue at her council flat has left her walls wet to the touch and black with fungus

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Vivienne Gaynor is now backing calls from campaigners for better respiratory care in Scotland after a new report revealed one in five people wait more than four years to be diagnosed with COPD.

'One day I was struggling to take a deep breath, it frightened me so much I went to A&E. After hours of waiting, I was finally seen by a nurse who said it was down to a chest infection'

Vivienne Gaynor, 60, says that she had to wait around six years to be given a COPD diagnosis and that she was forced to give up her job and use a mobility scooter due to the illness.

Laura Nicholson, from Motherwell, claims the long-running issue at her council flat has left her walls wet to the touch and black with fungus which has spread to bedding, clothing and furniture throughout the property.

Charity Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland has called for urgent action