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News: BTS, NICE and SIGN publish Asthma diagnosis, monitoring and chronic Asthma Management guideline

This newly released asthma pathway brings together recommendations on diagnosing, monitoring and managing asthma in adults, young people and children. It aims to improve the accuracy of diagnosis, help people to control their asthma and reduce the risk of asthma attacks. It also covers managing difficult and severe asthma and acute asthma attacks.

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Explore the latest patient information, access professional resources, and subscribe to our newsletter for updates.

The information here is not a substitute for completing an appropriate respiratory assessment module.  For advice and support on choosing the right course for you, please see our training and development page. 

Links to our resources

Asthma in people aged 12 years and above

Here you'll find everything you need to know about diagnosing, treating and reviewing your patient 12 years + with asthma.

Asthma in children

Learn more about diagnosing and managing asthma in children

COPD

Here you'll find everything you need to know about diagnosing, treating and reviewing your patient with COPD.

Interstitial lung disease

Learn more about recognising, diagnosing and treating Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) in this section.

Training and development for you

Want to learn more about respiratory conditions?  Click here for all the advice you need for your professional development 

Resources for your patients

Click here to download our action plans, self management plans, patient passports and information leaflets. 

Can't find what you need? Just click the print button on any of our pages for a ready made factsheet!

Our helpline

Find out how our helpline team of  respiratory specialist nurses, respiratory physiotherapists and healthcare advisors can help both you and your patients.

Council of Healthcare Professionals

Applications open now! 

Respiratory champions

The Asthma + Lung UK (A+LUK) Respiratory Champions pilot project will fund six ‘Respiratory Champions’ within six local NHS areas, known as Integrated Care Systems (ICS), within England.

ICS Respiratory review 2024/25

A+LUK’s ICS Respiratory Review shows key metrics from publicly available data for all Integrated Care Systems. This data is combined with information received from a survey we sent out in October 2024 to all 42 ICSs in England.

Our healthcare reports

Read our research and policy reports into respiratory healthcare in the UK

Bronchiectasis

Coming soon!

Severe asthma

Coming soon!

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