Asthma resources for parents/carers
Beat Asthma
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.
How to explain about asthma to a young person
How to manage a mild/moderate asthma attack
How to manage a severe asthma attack
Please click here to view Beath Asthma's inhaler video guides.
European Lung
ELF is a patient-led organisation that works internationally to bring patients and the public together with healthcare professionals to improve lung health and advance diagnosis, treatment and care.
Asthma + Lung UK
At Asthma + Lung UK, they believe that every breath matters - and that the right to breathe freely applies to everybody, regardless of income, age, ethnicity, gender, or background.
NHS Asthma Overview
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