Asthma care resources for professionals
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Integrated Care Systems (ICS) has embarked on an overarching transformation programme across our region to improve outcomes for children and young people.
Improving the Asthma care is an integral part of the transfromation plan, and a work programme has been designed to improve Asthma care in our region in line with the standards set out in the NHS England and Improvement national bundle of care for children and young people with Asthma.
There are 5 main components of the Asthma national bundle of care:
A. Environmental Impacts
B. Accurate and Early Diagnosis
C. Effective Preventative Medicine
D. Managing Exacerbations
E. Severe Asthma
These elements are supported by two golden threads:
- Asthma Competencies, Training and Education Needs
- Data and Digital
Triggers
Air Pollution
Defra UK AIR website: this website allows you to enter your postcode and it will then provide an air pollution forecast for the next 5 days. It also links you to health advice and any pollution alerts that have been issued.
Global action plan website (the charity behind the Clean Air Hub and National Clean Air Day): The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), have a UK air pollution forecast map where you can see the latest air pollution levels for your area on a map. You can also search by town or postcode to see more local information.
Addresspollution: get a free Air Quality report for your address
Signposting your patient smoking cessation/quit smoking services
The QUIT Programme is a new initiative which will transform the way tobacco addiction is tackled in our hospitals, offering patients who smoke access to effective treatments and support as part of their routine care. Training on smoking and tobacco addiction
Our Healthier Together page shares up to date information for services in the different Places.
Training
A free eLearning resource, designed for anyone who supports children and young people with asthma.
National Capabilities Framework - Tiered Training
NHS England funded learning resources for health professionals caring for children and young people with Asthma.
Resources
Resources and guidance to support you in providing excellent Asthma Care
For healthcare professionals: https://www.owningasthma.co.uk/healthcare-professionals-resources.html#order-form (© 2024 AstraZeneca. All Rights Reserved)
This link leads to an external AstraZeneca UK asthma website intended for 12 to 17 years old patients diagnosed with asthma and their parents/caregivers. This booklet has been funded by AstraZeneca and co-developed with the South Yorkshire Children and Young People Alliance.Implementing FeNO in practice
FeNO is now recommended as part of the Asthma diagnostic pathway for children. Here is our answers to your frequently asked questions as a quick and convenient information sheet. This document provides information on FeNO machines and their use to help you understand how to get the most of them in practice including benefits to expect and the costs to providing a FeNO service.
Click here to access the FeNO Implementation Guide
Other asthma support organisations
The Primary Care Respiratory Society
The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) supports all Health Care Professionals in primary, community, and integrated care settings. We develop an optimal, holistic, patient-centred approach to delivering quality care for all people with respiratory conditions. We are advocates for the improvement of care and outcomes for people with respiratory diseases, bringing together all professions, offering them a welcoming, supportive, inclusive, non-hierarchical community where everybody has a voice.
We are a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. Our activities cover all of the UK. We seek to work collaboratively with others and maintain a global outlook focussed on improving respiratory care and removing inequalities in access to care and respiratory health outcomes.
They are a diverse group of people from health professionals to parents to asthma suffers themselves who believe passionately about improving awareness and knowledge about children’s asthma.
Asthma UK Healthcare Professionals Hub
The Asthma + Lung UK Healthcare Professionals Hub provides a comprehensive set of resources to support clinicians delivering best practice in respiratory care. It offers up‑to‑date guidance on diagnosing, treating and reviewing asthma (both adults and children), COPD, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease and severe asthma. The site includes training and development opportunities, patient information leaflets, action plans, easy‑read resources, and details of their helpline staffed by respiratory specialists. It also highlights policy work, professional networks such as the Council of Healthcare Professionals, and initiatives like Respiratory Champions and the ICS Respiratory Review.
The website provides access to a range of resources related to Children and Young People’s (CYP) asthma, including clinical guidance, pathways, and supporting documents aimed at improving asthma care across South Yorkshire. The materials focus on delivering standardised, evidence-based asthma management for CYP and supporting clinicians across both primary and secondary care.
A central feature of the site is the South Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Asthma Guideline (2025), which provides comprehensive region-wide guidance for diagnosing, managing, and reviewing asthma in children and young people. The guideline is based on national standards, including the 2024 BTS/NICE/SIGN asthma recommendations, and covers areas such as:
- Essentials of good asthma care
- Diagnosis confirmation
- Avoidance of SABA monotherapy
- Annual reviews
- Inhaler technique and adherence checks
- Stepwise management pathways for different age groups
- MART and AIR therapy guidance
- Personalised asthma action plans
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The website also includes related acute asthma management guidance for hospital settings, supporting implementation of the national Asthma Bundle of Care across the South Yorkshire ICS. This includes pathways for emergency department and paediatric inpatient care teams to ensure consistent and high‑quality management of acute attacks.