Asthma resources for clinicians
Use current national guidance, local Coventry and Warwickshire pathways, prescribing tools, patient resources and role based education to support consistent care.
On this page
National guidelines and standards • Quality improvement • Local pathways and referral • Local prescribing • Devices and prescribing • Medicines safety • Personalised care • Training and capability • Patient education and local discharge support • Under-5s • Training and continuing development
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National guidelines and standards
Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic management (NG245): Current joint BTS, NICE and SIGN guideline covering adults, young people and children. NICE · Clinical guideline · National
Asthma pathway (NG244): NICE pathway bringing together the current asthma guidance and related recommendations. NICE · Clinical pathway · National
National bundle of care for CYP with asthma: National standards and system actions to improve diagnosis, preventative care, exacerbation management, severe asthma, data and workforce capability. NHS England · Publication landing page · National
National bundle resource pack: Templates, proformas and implementation resources supporting the national bundle of care. NHS England · Resource pack PDF · National
Quality improvement
Respiratory high impact interventions: NHS England interventions covering spirometry, inhaler optimisation and personalised asthma action plans for CYP. NHS England · Web guidance · National
Local pathways and referral
Coventry and Warwickshire CYP asthma pathway: Local GP Gateway page bringing together the CYP asthma pathway and referral documents. Coventry and Rugby GP Gateway / NHS Coventry and Warwickshire · Local pathway hub · Local: Coventry and Warwickshire
CYP asthma referral pathway: Current local referral document page for the children and young people asthma pathway. Coventry and Rugby GP Gateway / NHS Coventry and Warwickshire · Referral document page · Local: Coventry and Warwickshire
Local prescribing
Coventry and Warwickshire respiratory formulary: Local formulary links for asthma guidance, medicine safety updates and inhaler device recommendations. Coventry and Warwickshire Area Prescribing Committee · Formulary page · Local: Coventry and Warwickshire
Devices and prescribing
RightBreathe: Searchable inhaler and spacer prescribing information. Use alongside the local formulary and current guideline. RightBreathe / London Procurement Partnership · Clinical tool · National
Medicines safety
SABA overuse safety update: MHRA advice on the risks of overusing short acting beta-2 agonist inhalers and the 2024 guideline changes. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency · Drug safety update · National
Home nebuliser use in children: MHRA warning that home nebulised asthma rescue therapy for under-18s should be initiated and managed only by an appropriate specialist. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency · Drug safety update · National
Personalised care
Personalised asthma action plans: National rationale and implementation support for providing every child and young person with a personalised asthma action plan. NHS England · Web guidance · National
Training and capability
National Capabilities Framework for Asthma (2025): Role based capabilities for professionals who care for children and young people with asthma. NHS England / e-Learning for Healthcare · Framework PDF · National
CYP asthma e-learning programme: National learning programme for professionals involved in the care of children and young people with asthma. NHS England e-Learning for Healthcare · E-learning programme · National
Patient education and local discharge support
UHCW paediatric patient information: Local action plans, spacer technique and post attack leaflets to use with families. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · Resource hub · Local: Coventry and Warwickshire
Under-5s
Managing asthma in children under 5: Practical professional information on assessing and managing suspected asthma or wheeze in younger children; use alongside NICE and local guidance. Asthma + Lung UK · Web page · National
Training and continuing development
Education for Health: asthma learning: Professional asthma courses and learning materials; check course level against the national capability framework. Education for Health · Training hub · National
About these resources: They support clinical decision making alongside current national guidance and local pathways, and do not replace individual clinical judgement. Always check the date and version of any guideline before use.
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