Self management materials

Be in Control materials 

When you order this group of materials you will receive a guideline for healthcare professionals providing background on self-management and a set of examples case histories that illustrate how the materials can be used with people with asthma.

Personal Asthma Action Plan

• This plan is intended for people aged 12 or over.
• You should fill this plan in with them so the have written information about what action to take when their symptons get worse.
• It also includes information about what to do in an asthma attack.
• This should be given to most people with regular sympton, or who are at risk of attacks.

Asthma Peak Flow Diary

• This for for people with asthma to record their daily peak flow and/or symptoms.
• It is intended for people with wishe to be more involved in managing their asthma, who have recent exacerbation or who have moderate to severe asthma (step 3 or above on the BTS/SIGN stepwise approach).

Making the Most of Your Asthma Review

• This booklet outlines what people with asthma can expect to happen at their asthma review.
• Send this card to people with asthma when reminding them about their next asthma review.

Asthma Medicine Card

• This provides people with asthma written information about their asthme eg medicine and what to do when their symptoms gets worse.
• It is credit card sized.

For children under five years of age a personal asthma action plan can be downloaded.

Under 5s Asthma Action Plan (81 kb)