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Explore the nuances of accurately diagnosing asthma - acknowledging that it's a process that requires time and consensus.
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Date for review: 12th October 2025
A new report is showcasing the impact of a national AHSN Network programme to improve access to FeNO testing for asthma diagnosis. Fractional exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) tests are simple, non-invasive tests to support the diagnosis of asthma. During the two-year programme an estimated 58,000 new asthmatics received a faster, more accurate diagnosis through the use of FeNO testing with an additional 1,200 devices entering use in primary care in England.
The PCRS Patient Reference Group (PRG) is a small group of people with respiratory conditions who support PCRS to ensure that we always try to embed the patient perspective in our work and consider the holistic management of patients. Our PRG members sit on our regular committees and sub-committees and contribute regularly to our work. We are grateful for their input. We have two representatives who sit on our valuable PRG who suffer from asthma. You can read their story in this article.
This pragmatic guide focuses on the ongoing management of adults and children with severe asthma receiving biologic therapy and has been developed by an expert group led by Will Carroll, University Hospital of the North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent and including Ernie Wong, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, Beverley Bostock, Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Mann Cottage Surgery, Moreton-in-Marsh, and Asthma Lead for the Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Fiona Mosgrove a GP in Aberdeen and Clinical Lead for the Grampian Respiratory Improvement Programme and Helena Cummings
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