Consensus guide: Implementing the 2024 asthma guidelines in all healthcare settings, including unplanned care.

People with asthma may seek care in any setting, including unplanned care, which includes acute and urgent care, out of hours, emergency departments, paramedics etc.

This document offers practical guidance on delivering evidence-based asthma care, particularly when it takes place in unplanned care settings.

It focuses on the management of asthma in adults and young people aged 12 and over. 

It is essential that any clinician providing asthma care is aware of recent changes to national guidance, and feels supported and able to implement them. The changes are outlined in this document. 

For more information on diagnostic and treatment pathways for all ages, care of children under 12-years old, and recommendations on stepping treatment up or down for those already on asthma medication, please refer to the PCRS First Steps to Implement the new BTS/NICE/SIGN Asthma Guideline. 

We are grateful to AstraZeneca Ltd for providing PCRS with sponsorship funding to develop this resource. The sponsor has had no input into the resource content.
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