Asthma action plans and guidance notes for HCPs

Personalised asthma action plans (PAAPs) are essential written guides that help your patients manage their asthma effectively. Every patient who is being treated for asthma must have one.

There are 3 core elements to a PAAP:

1. A plan of the routine medication that your patient should take to stay well
2. What to do if asthma symptoms worsen
3. What to do in the case of an asthma attack and when to call 999.

These three stages are traffic lighted green (routine), yellow (warning that control is starting to slip ) and red (emergency).

See below for our asthma plans for adults, and our guidance notes for how to complete them with your patient.

You can order or download all of our action plans in a range of languages here