Health professionals

Resources, information and support for health professionals working with people who have asthma.
Nurse in GP surgery. All the information on our site has been extensively researched and is based on the current British Thoracic Society’s Guidelines on the Management of Asthma. This site has been developed by in–house editors working with asthma nurse specialists and our Health Promotion team.

Resources for your patients

Basic guide to asthma for parents of children who have recently been diagnosed. A range of resources to help patients understand and take control of their asthma. These include point of diagnosis booklets, self management materials, FAQs and translated information that you can download, resources for parents and Asthma UK's Adviceline.
 

Forum

A 'professionals only' forum for you to share ideas and experiences with colleagues online. You will have to register to take part in the forum - this takes about two minutes.


Inhaler technique: interactive demo

Interactive web-based demo which you can use with your patients. Encourage your patients to get their inhaler technique right and get the most from their asthma medicines with the 'How to use your inhaler' animation.