Asthma: Health Services

(asked on 3rd September 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure compliance with NICE guidelines on the treatment of asthma that require general practices to provide follow-up care to people who have received treatment in an emergency care setting for an asthma attack within two working days of discharge.


Answered by
Caroline Dinenage Portrait
Caroline Dinenage
This question was answered on 9th September 2019

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of asthma, published in 2017, provides authoritative, evidence-based guidance for healthcare professionals, including on the pharmacological management of asthma. NICE guidelines are based on a thorough assessment of the available evidence and are developed through extensive engagement with stakeholders, including patient and professional representatives. Healthcare professionals are expected to take them fully into account. NICE is currently carrying out a partial update of its guideline and expects to publish final guidance in January 2020.

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