Important update for Patients with Asthma

Do you or your child have asthma?

If so, please take a moment to consider the questions below:
– Does asthma limit your or your child’s daily activities?
– Are you using a reliever inhaler (blue inhaler) more than 3 times a week?
– Are asthma symptoms waking you or your child at night at least once a week?
– Have you had a recent asthma attack or needed oral steroids?

If you answered “yes” to any of these, your current asthma treatment may need updating.

There Are New National Asthma Guidelines

What’s new?

>>Children aged 12 and under:
Should use a preventer inhaler (steroid) twice daily along with a reliever (blue) inhaler as needed. If your child is using both but still has poor control, please book an asthma review.

>>Patients aged 12 and above:
Now advised to use a single combined inhaler (containing both a steroid and a fast-acting reliever called formoterol), replacing the previous two-inhaler method.

**IMPORTANT:
Using only the blue reliever inhaler (Salbutamol) is no longer recommended. Regular use without a preventer can increase the risk of asthma attacks and even asthma-related deaths and so patients with asthma should not be on a reliever inhaler alone.

As your healthcare provider, we’re here to help you stay healthy and fit.
To review your or your child’s asthma treatment, please contact the surgery:
Call us on  0151 334 2084 or use the PATCHS (Triage) System online https://patchs.ai/practice/theorchardsurgery

Stay well!