Completed Challenge Fund projects

Aims: The purpose of the study was to assess whether asthma control can be improved in asthmatics from ethnic minorities in Glasgow by involvement with a secondary care asthma team through an asthma forum.

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£30,000 | NHS Orkney
April 2008 – April 2009

Aims: To train a cohort of 20-25 multidisciplinary frontline workers in the diagnosis, treatment and management of Asthma in order to improve the quality and standard of Asthma services provided to the people of Orkney.

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£6,000 | Stirling Royal Infirmary, NHS Forth Valley, Scotland
March 2007 - March 2009

Aim: To implement a system whereby community pharmacists report back high dose inhaled cortico-steroids back to the child’s GP.

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£29,995 South and East Belfast Health and Social Services Trust
March 2007 - March 2009

Aims: To establish a peer-led asthma education programme in local secondary schools for 15-16 year olds and to raise asthma awareness in this age group.

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£30,000 | Angus CHP
April 2008 – March 2009

Aim: To support the implementation of the process of emergency care for a person having an asthma attack as defined in Asthma UK’s Emergency Asthma Care through: awareness campaigns to healthcare staff; working with local healthcare providers; liaising with acute care services; provision of Asthma UK literature across Angus; provision of education across Angus.

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£6,170 | United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust
September 2006 - March 2009

Aims: A respiratory nurse specialist will undertake these sessions in the asthma clinics with children aged between 7-16 years. The aim is to reduce anxiety, improve quality of life and reduce medication and emergency episodes.

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£8,695 | Beacon house Ministries, Colchester
March 2007 - February 2009

Aims: To provide a drop-in service, peer group forum and DVD.

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£28,206 | Leeds Metropolitan University
March 2007 - January 2009

Aims: To develop, implement and evaluate workshops for young people with asthma and compare results with workshops for young people with diabetes.

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£43,500 | Hammersmith & Fulham Primary Care Trust
January 2006 - December 2007

Aims: To coordinate the asthma support offered to patients and carers across the borough.

£38,310 | Bromley by Bow Centre, East London
March 2006 - December 2007

Aims: This project uses art to enhance the health and well-being of young people (5-18) with asthma, especially those within ethnic minorities and in areas of high social deprivation.

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£18,300 | Norfolk Schools Asthma Group
September 2005 - December 2007

Aims: To organise cluster training sessions for the lay representatives in the 450 schools in Norfolk so that consistent, clear guidance can be given on how the schools asthma policy can be implemented in these schools.

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£34,320 | Neath Port Talbot Local Health Board, Wales
July 2006 - August 2007

Aims: To improve the health of children with asthma in an area of socio-economic and health deprivation in Wales.

£41,000 | Maldon & South Chelmsford PCT
August 2005 - August 2007

Aims: Project involving children in arts programme and training health professionals.

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£9,750 | Asian People's Disability Alliance
February 2005 - May 2007

Aim: To produce a booklet about asthma, targeting Asian children who have asthma. The booklet will be printed in English (for children) with guidance notes in English and Punjabi / Urdu / Gujerati / Hindi / Tamil / Bengali (for parents or non-English speaking carers). The booklet will provide age-appropriate information on managing asthma in an Asian cultural and social context, and will be distributed via channels actively used by the Asian community.

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£42,300 | Luton Primary Care Trust
September 2004 - January 2007

Aims: Improving asthma care for children in an area with a high proportion of black and ethnic minorities.

£44,959 | Social Action for Health
April 2005 - November 2006

Aims: To introduce the concept and practice of self-management and to encourage participation in a self-management programme.

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£9,750
September 2004 - September 2006

Aims: Production of video and leaflets for teachers and parents of children with asthma.

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£11,000 | East Ayrshire Local Health Care Co-operative
September 2005 - March 2006

Aims:To establish the contribution that community pharmacy can make to improve the lives of asthma patients and to improve clinical outcomes in non-consulting people with asthma who have uncontrolled symptoms. Twenty pharmacies in East Ayrshire will participate in the project. People with uncontrolled asthma will be identified in the pharmacy using a questionnaire and referred back to their local asthma clinic for review and follow up eight weeks later.

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£2,500 | Pontypridd and Rhondda NHS Trust
July-August 2006

Aims: This project will be run by respiratory nurses for 20 children with asthma at an outward bound activity centre on a daily basis.(i.e. there is no overnight accomodation as with the Kick Asthma holidays).The planned itinerary includes incorporating team building activities, rockclimbing, canoeing, singing and the arts.

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£30,500 | Dudley South Primary Care Trust
February 2005 - February 2006

Aims: To raise awareness and improve asthma care for adolescents. A resource pack will be produced and provided for each of Dudley's senior schools and school health advisers. Young people will be actively involved at all stages of the project including the production of user friendly materials.

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£15,000 | Western Sussex Primary Care Trust
September 2004 - October 2005

Aims: Provision of swimming lessons for children with asthma in deprived areas.

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£9,000 | Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust
December 2004 - June 2005

Aims: Funding of training course at NRTC for 20 health professionals.

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£7,000 | Halton Primary Care Trust
June 2004 -June 2005

Aims: To develop a coordinated approach to asthma management for children between health and education services.

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£3,900 | Eastern Wakefield Primary Care Trust
June 2004 - March 2005

Aims: To develop toolkit (asthma risk register) for use by primary care health professionals.

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For more information about the projects listed above, or the challenge fund in general, please contact Simon Selo, Asthma UK's Assistant Director, Policy and Service Development on 020 7786 4921 or email sselo@asthma.org.uk.