Publications

WAD report Northern Ireland (portrait)'Consultation with Users and Carers on the Draft Service Framework for Respiratory Conditions' 

Asthma UK Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke were asked by the DHSSPS to find out what people who use the health service and their carers felt could be improved.

'The state of play'

To mark World Asthma Day on 1 May 2007, Asthma UK Northern Ireland has launched a report which unveils poor levels of care for people with asthma in Northern Ireland and is a call to action to radically and urgently improve asthma care.

'A Moving Picture - Asthma in Northern Ireland today'

Detailing the reality of living with asthma in Northern Ireland, 'A Moving Picture' is based on in-depth interviews with almost 300 people with asthma in Northern Ireland, supplemented with data from asthma epidemiology expert body LAIA.

Asthma Charter
This describes the quality of care you, as a person with asthma, should receive from your Health Service. It aims to ensure that everyone who works in the Health Service and government gives asthma the priority it deserves.


Workplace Charter
'Asthma at Work - Your Charter' sets out ten recommendations to reduce the impact of asthma in the workplace, and provides information on asthma triggers and symptoms, instructions on what to do if someone is having an attack, and guidelines for employers on making the work environment an asthma-friendly zone.