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Foundation
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Diagnosis
Person centred statement 1. A timely, accurate and formal/objective diagnosis of their asthma by their primary health care team.
Resources in development include Tackling Stigma and Asthma Diagnosis Jigsaw materials including a desktop helper, scientific manuscript, teaching and learning pack, paper on educational approach. Plus Spirometry Simplified IPCRG certified course for primary care
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Person centred statement 2. To receive adequate inhaler treatment for their asthma according to the best practice recommendations for their level of disease severity.
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Person centred statement 3. To participate in the choice of treatment for their asthma, including the decision between different options of inhaler devices
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Person centred statement 4. To have appropriate inhaler technique training and to agree an asthma action plan shared with their health care providers.
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Person centred statement 5. Counselling and treatment if they are tobacco dependent, a yearly flu vaccination and COVID-19 vaccination
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Review
Person centred statement 6. Follow-up appointments at acceptable intervals for the management of their asthma that must include structured assessment of control, wellbeing & evaluation of future risk.
Person centred statement 7. That their difficult to manage asthma is evaluated by their primary health care team following a structured approach in order to identify any solvable questions before they are referred to secondary care.
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When control is poor
Person centred statement 8. To have easy and timely access/referral to a primary or secondary health care professional who is skilful in asthma management whenever their symptoms cannot be self-managed or when their asthma cannot be managed in primary care.