Asthma – ICST

Asthma

Programmes

Making a diagnosis of Asthma
Application of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide
Long term management of Asthma
NHS Wales HealthHub apps: AsthmaHub
NHS Wales Green Agenda: Sustainable Inhaler Prescribing
Green Inhaler QI Project

Education

Maintenance of a blood gas analyser
Confirm hypercapnic respiratory failure

Assessments

Making a diagnosis of Asthma
Management of Bronchiectasis in the Community

Guidelines

All-Wales Adult Asthma Management and Prescribing Guideline
All Wales Guideline for Primary Care Management of RSV Bronchiolitis
All-Wales Adult Asthma Diagnostic Guidelines
All Wales Pathway to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital
All-Wales Primary Care Management of Acute Exacerbations of COPD
All-Wales COPD Management and Prescribing Guideline
All Wales Paediatric Asthma Diagnosis Guidelines
All Wales Paediatric Asthma Management and Prescribing Guideline
All Wales Protocol and Procedure for undertaking and interpreting spirometry
All Wales Blood Gas Sampling Guideline – Capillary and Arterial

QI Projects

Getting the diagnosis right for patients on the Asthma register

Resources

Abnormal Liver Blood Tests – slides for use by healthcare professionals
Asthmahub: website
RSV Bronchiolitis Factsheet