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Our Impact

Respiratory Care WA have been helping Western Australians impacted by asthma and COPD for 60 years.

Since 1964, we have helped 300,000 Western Australians, 150,000 teachers, supported 20,000 people with our helpline, and provided services to thousands of regional, remote and Aboriginal people. We are striving to help every Western Australia facing respiratory conditions have personalised services to live their best life.

Supporting our fellow Western Australians

In 2023-24 we helped 3,943 Western Australians with asthma and COPD and their families through tailored respiratory education, support and Lung Function Testing.

That’s a 64% increase compared to the year prior and doesn’t include our community outreach and involvement in the Binar Health Embassy, schools, aged care and work with WA Health Professionals.

How we are making a difference

Our services support:

90%

reduction in emergency presentations after the initial visit

22%

improvement in Asthma Control scores for paediatric consumers

11%

improvement in Asthma Control scores for adult consumers

43%

improvement in quality of life for children and their families

11%

reduction in Generalised Anxiety

20%

increase in quality of life after accessing our services

20.5%

decrease in COPD Assessment Test (CAT) scores

Annual Report
2020

Annual Report
2021

Annual Report
2022

Annual Report
2023

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