Asthma Right Care Case Studies

In these three case studies clinicians explain how practices can help their patients to reduce their over reliance on short-acting beta2 agonists (SABAs).

• Case 1 - Noel Baxter Locum GP and PCRS Policy Lead discusses the importance of system change in the practice particularly around the reviewing and reauthorising of repeat prescriptions for short acting beta-2-agonsts
• Case 2 - Frances Barrett, Independent respiratory specialist nurse reports on a project to tackle SABA overuse in a practice
• Case 3 - Katherine Hickman, GP and respiratory lead for the Leeds and Bradford area reports in  QIPP project to incentivise a reduction in SABA prescriptions