Health Inequalities:
Toolbox for Asthma Care

Health Inequalities: Toolbox for Asthma Care

(Compiled by Dr Amy Gwyther, GP Fellow)

The resources below can be used to help deliver high quality asthma care in line with the updated joint NICE/BTS/SIGN Asthma guidelines (2024).

Quick Glance Resources:

Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management (BTS, NICE, SIGN) https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng245
Primary Care Respiratory Society New Guideline Infographic https://www.pcrs-uk.org/sites/default/files/resource/New_asthma_guidelines_first_steps_0.pdf
BSW Adult Asthma Inhaler Prescribing Guidance https://bswtogether.org.uk/medicines/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/03/Asthma-Guidance-Adults-and-young-people-over-16-years-2024-March-25-v2.pdf
BSW Child and Young People Asthma Guide https://bswtogether.org.uk/medicines/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/BSW-CYP-Asthma-Guide.pdf

Airways Diagram: https://toolkit.severeasthma.org.au/management/asthma-pathophysiology/
Greener Practice Visual Guide for Optimising Asthma Reviews https://s40639.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Asthma-Visual-Guide-V1.5.2.pdf
Primary Care Respiratory Society The 10 Minute Asthma Review https://www.pcrs-uk.org/sites/default/files/resource/2023-May-PCRU-10-Minute-Asthma-Review.pdf
Primary Care Respiratory Society Patient View on Asthma Reviews – food for thought https://www.pcrs-uk.org/sites/default/files/pcru/articles/2019-Autumn-Issue18-Why-I-Hate-Asthma-Reviews.pdf

Asthma UK AIR, MART and traditional regimes, including translated versions in several languages: https://shop.asthmaandlung.org.uk/collections/health-advice-resources
Primary Care Respiratory Society MART: https://www.pcrs-uk.org/resource/current/maintenance-and-reliever-therapy-mart-asthma-action-plan
Ardens Care Plans are available through Ardens in SystmOne

Placebo devices for demonstrations (free of charge via pharmaceutical companies, contact details available through link): https://medicines.necsu.nhs.uk/supply-of-placebo-devices/
RightBreathe videos: https://www.rightbreathe.com/
Asthma & Lung UK videos: https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/inhaler-videos
Inhaler technique checklist: https://files.nationalasthma.org.au/resources/Inhaler-technique-checklist_NPS-Medicinewise_2020.pdf

This text can be added to your website and linked to annual review invitations:

We invite all of our patients with asthma to an annual review. The aim of the review is to help you manage your asthma in the best way for you. Attending your annual asthma review can reduce your risk of an asthma attack.

At your appointment you may be offered an upgrade to your inhaler. If you are feeling well, and have not had symptoms for some time, the doctor or nurse may be able to reduce the dose of your treatment.

If your appointment is face-to-face, please bring your inhaler(s) with you.

At the end of your appointment, you will receive a written asthma plan to help manage your asthma.

You can find out more information about annual asthma reviews here: https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/asthma/manage/asthma-review

Posters

Digital Screens

Smoking Cessation

NHS Quit Smoking App https://campaignresources.dhsc.gov.uk/campaigns/better-health-quit-smoking/nhs-quit-smoking-app-digital-screen/
NHS You Can Quit Smoking https://campaignresources.dhsc.gov.uk/campaigns/better-health-quit-smoking/you-can-quit-smoking-digital-screens/

Greener Practice High Quality and Low Carbon Asthma Care Toolkit: https://www.greenerpractice.co.uk/asthma-toolkit/
Ardens Respiratory reports can be found on SystmOne, within Clinical Reporting in the Arden’s Ltd folder under Conditions | Respiratory. Searches include recent hospital admissions with asthma and SABA overuse measures. A guide can be found here: https://support.ardens.org.uk/support/solutions/articles/31000150055-asthma-adult-ltc-template

I have 15 minutes:

eLearning from RCGP (member only) https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/view.php?id=1162
Primary Care Respiratory Society: First Steps to Implement the New BTS/NICE/SIGN Asthma Guideline 2024 https://www.pcrs-uk.org/resource/current/first-steps-implement-new-btsnicesign-asthma-guideline
BMJ Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring, and chronic asthma management: summary of guidance from BTS/NICE/SIGN https://www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1162?rss=1

I have 30 minutes:

GP Notebook Podcast: Episode 146 Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment: What’s changed in the 2024 BTS NICE and SIGN Guideline https://gpnotebook.com/en-GB/podcasts/respiratory-and-chest-medicine/ep-146-asthma-diagnosis-and-treatment-whats-changed-in-the-2024-bts-nice-and-sign-guideline
BNSSG Paeds Pod (Podcast): Episode 21 New Asthma Guideline https://bnssgpaedspod.podbean.com/

I have 1 hour:

Primary Care Respiratory Society: On Demand webinar: The new BTS/SIGN/NICE guideline for asthma: What it means for you https://www.pcrs-uk.org/resource/current/demand-webinar-new-btssignnice-guideline-asthma-what-it-means-you
South West Asthma Network: On demand webinars https://future.nhs.uk/SWCVDRD/view?objectId=66183056
BSW ICB Medicines Optimisation Asthma Children and Young People Webinar https://bswtogether.org.uk/medicines/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/06/CYP-asthma-update-for-BSW-pharmacy-team.pdf

I have 2 hours:

Greener Practice: On Demand webinar: BTS, NICE and SIGN Asthma Guideline: Putting Guidance into Practice https://www.greenerpractice.co.uk/information-and-resources/events-webinars/past-webinars/greener-practice-asthma-guidance-webinar/
British Thoracic Society: Winter Meeting Recording: BTS/NICE/SIGN Joint Guideline for the Diagnosis, Monitoring and Management of Chronic Asthma https://vimeo.com/1037814726/5f64a02308

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