Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate support for the families of people with asthma.

NHS England advocates collaborative care planning approaches for all people with long term conditions, including those with asthma. Collaborative care planning involves a holistic assessment of the individual inclusive of their preferences and goals, and mindful of the role of those important to them, such as family and carers.

NHS England’s Long Term Conditions Unit has worked with the Healthy London Partnership to support the development of an asthma commissioning toolkit. The toolkit sets out what children and young people should expect from asthma care, and includes practical resources that parents and families can use to help their child to manage their asthma. This also includes a number of campaigns via social media to support greater adherence to asthma care and treatment, particularly leading up to winter.