Lung Improvement

Resources

P - Patient information, advice and support
S = Self-management advice and templates
C = Clinical information and advice
Co = Commissioning Information
E = Advice for employers and employees

Asthma UK – P, S, C and E

Asthma good practice guide

BBC Health

British Lung Foundation – P, C

BTS/SIGN guidance (updated May 2011) – C, Co

Professor Martyn Partridge Electronic action planning software - S

GINA (Global Initiative for Asthma) – P, C

HSE Guide to asthma in the workplace – E

Medicines Use Review Service – P, C, Co

NHS Choices - P

NICE – C, Co

Patient.co.uk - P

An outcomes strategy for COPD and asthma: NHS Companion document - DH - C

Asthma publications

	Improving adult asthma care: Testing the case for change This publication is aimed at healthcare professionals, commissioners, patients and other key stakeholders involved in asthma services. It draws together the evidence and learning from the work undertaken by the national asthma improvement projects over a 12 month period in 2011/12 as part of the asthma workstream within the NHS Improvement – Lung programme. (August 2012) View the case studies
	Improving adult asthma care: Emerging learning from the national improvement projects (April 2012) View the case studies

Links to more pages:
Our work on asthma
What is asthma?
Why is asthma important?
The seven asthma sites
What are we doing in asthma care?
Patient and public engagement in our work

For more information, please contact Hannah Wall, National Improvement Lead for Asthma, hannah.wall@improvement.nhs.uk or call on 07920 845 437..

Or alternatively, contact the Lung PA Victoria Ward on victoria.ward@improvement.nhs.uk