Asthma UK NHSQIS Report (PDF, 627K, 1min 12secs)
About this Report
Asthma affects an alarming one in ten children in the UK – it is the most common long-term respiratorycondition in children. Respiratory disease was reported to be the most frequent cause of children toconsult a GP, with diagnosed asthma accounting for 15% of consultations for respiratory disease and 5% of all consultations. Respiratory disease is also the most common cause of emergency hospitaladmission in childhood, and the rates are particularly evident in children under the age of five.
In March 2007, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) published standards for asthma services for children and young people in seven areas:
Standard 1 Organisation of asthma care
Standard 2 Healthcare professional training and education
Standard 3 Schools
Standard 4 Linking care
Standard 5 High risk asthma groups
Standard 6 Clinical review
Standard 7 Emergency care
NHS QIS then undertook a review of performance against these standards covering all 14 NHS Boards in Scotland. A national report will be published in November 2008 to share the key themes which have emerged as a result of this review cycle.
As part of this process it was necessary to capture patients’ experience of using asthma services for children and young people. NHS QIS therefore commissioned Asthma UK Scotland to undertake an independent review of the patient experience from the perspective of children and young people.
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