Asthma and Viral Induced Wheeze
Asthma is a common condition that needs to be treated as a chronic condition, not just acutely. The National Review of Asthma Deaths (2014) identified two thirds of the deaths were preventable and the 2024 review highlighted not much has changed. The UK continues to have one of the highest numbers of child deaths due to asthma- 1 child has died every month in the past 4 years (National Child Mortality Database).
These episodes are preventable with good asthma care delivered in partnership with the child or young person through empowering them to manage their asthma and escalation to specialist services. There are resources available to help identify patients with poor asthma control using risk stratification searches (link to beat asthma searches: https://cdrc.nhs.uk/resources/emis-resource-centre/emis-specialties/respiratory-overview/beatasthma-guide-for-emis/)
Healthcare professionals looking after patients with asthma should be trained to the appropriate level (highlight level: link to capabilities framework.) Training is available up to Tier 3 for free via elfh (https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/children-and-young-peoples-asthma/)
For example, practice nurses & doctors reviewing a patient with asthma should be trained to Tier 3.