Asthma
Our asthma team looks after all adults and children over five with asthma.
What we offer
- Repeat prescriptions
- Annual reviews of asthma
- Annual vaccination against influenza (flu)
If your asthma is particularly difficult to keep under control or you’re taking the maximum asthma therapy, we may suggest referring you to a specialist at the hospital.
Children under five are routinely looked after by hospital doctors for their asthma.
Our asthma nurses can:
- support you to look after your asthma
- help you make sure you’re taking the right medicine
- show you how to use your asthma inhaler
- go through your written asthma action plan with you
- carry out your regular asthma review with you
If you’re having an asthma attack
If your asthma attack isn’t responding to treatment, dial 999 and ask for an ambulance.
Asthma attacks can be life-threatening and should be taken very seriously.
The video below from Asthma UK explains what to do during an asthma attack:
If you think you might have asthma
If you think you might have asthma you should make an appointment with a doctor to discuss your concerns. It may be helpful to keep a diary of your symptoms.
Where appropriate, respiratory tests are performed to confirm your diagnosis and continually monitor your progress.
Make an appointment
Call us on:
- +44 114 222 2100
All appointments will take place over the phone. We have asthma appointments available every week.
If your asthma gets worse
We encourage you to follow your asthma action plan if you have one, which explains what to do when things get worse and what to do in an emergency.
If you don’t have an asthma action plan, or if your asthma hasn’t responded to the plan, please make an appointment to see a nurse practitioner or a doctor as soon as possible. Let the receptionist know your asthma is getting worse.
