South Yorkshire Asthma Friendly Clubs
Asthma is the most common long-term medical condition in children in the UK, with around 1 in 11 children and young people living with asthma. The UK has one of the highest prevalence, emergency admission and death rates for childhood asthma in Europe. Outcomes are worse for children and young people living in the most deprived areas. NHS England and NHS Improvement’s ambition is to reduce avoidable harm to children and young people from asthma and improve their quality of life.
NHS England » National bundle of care for children and young people with asthma
Schools and education partners across South Yorkshire are a significant part of achieving this ambition and form part of NHSE/I ‘National bundle of care for children and young people with asthma’. This work across South Yorkshire is delivered through the South Yorkshire Children and Young People’s Alliance.
Benefits
The benefits of becoming an Asthma Friendly Club are:
- Improved support to young people with asthma encouraging an inclusive environment
- Improve asthma awareness to allow you to recognise and signpost children with poor asthma control
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Create an inclusive environment
- Enhance the overall health, safety, and wellbeing of your young people
- Increase confidence in managing children with breathing problems
- Boost your reputation by proudly promoting your Asthma-Friendly status to your community
- Optimise young people's participation
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Aims
The South Yorkshire Asthma Friendly Clubs Initiative aims to improve the care of pupils with asthma by raising awareness through information, training and support for staff. The initiative builds on the work already undertaken across South Yorkshire by 0-19 Services and Paediatric Respiratory teams over many years.
Key Objectives
- Commitment to no visible smoke …no smoking or vaping on sidelines
- Register of CYP with asthma
- Communication with families when CYP use rescue inhalers
- Training for coaches and managers
- Rescue inhaler in Kit bags for CYP with asthma
Join us
It is important to start the conversation about asthma care in your club.
We look forward to your club joining many others and becoming Asthma Friendly.
We are also keen to collect case studies of clubs who have become Asthma Friendly and what impact this may have had on young people, parents and carers, or the community.
Steps to accreditation
Once you have completed the form, you can begin working through the following processes in readiness for when a local specialist nurse who can support you with other aspects of accreditation, who will be in contact with you in due course.
- Commitment to no visible smoke …no smoking or vaping on sidelines (or around activity area)
- Register of CYP with asthma
- Communication with families when CYP use rescue inhalers
- Training for staff - Tier 1 Training - Most staff undertake this online training, which takes around 30-60 minutes to complete. This training will help you with completing the other tasks.
- Rescue inhaler in Kit bags or resource box for CYP with asthma
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Accredited Clubs
Coming soon...