Research shows that whole-school education using school nurses or medical students can improve the health of children with asthma. The Asthma innovation Research team, which conducted this research, run a schools programme providing asthma education through training by medical students. The tools listed below can be used by teachers or other members of staff to educate pupils […]
Children and young people (CYP) with asthma are more likely to be absent from school than those with no health conditions. Promoting an asthma friendly environment through training and the adoption of asthma focussed policies and procedures will ensure that CYP are safe while they are in school. London schools guide The Asthma Friendly Schools […]
This section is intended for clinicians caring for children with asthma in a hospital or tertiary care setting. It outlines examples of best practice in the assessment, treatment and ongoing management of children and young people with asthma in an acute setting. If a child has a personalised asthma action plan they are four times […]
Many local, regional and national services work to support the physical and mental health of people who are experiencing homelessness, including support with finding emergency housing and protecting anyone at risk of abuse, harm or neglect. NHS staff can support patients who are currently homeless by signposting them to services or putting patients in touch […]
This document provides formal standards for paediatric assessment units in London. The standards have been developed by our Children and Young People’s Paediatric Assessment Unit Task and Finish Group. They have been created in order to reflect the urban requirements of the capital in providing effective care for children and young people in London. This […]
These standards have been developed by tour Children and Young People’s Critical Care Pathway Group. It supplements the revised Paediatric Intensive Care Society (PICS) Standards (2010). It provides formal standards for Paediatric Critical Care Level 1 and 2 specifically within a district general hospital (DGH) environment and once implemented, will address the inequalities across London in service provision. This […]
These standards bring together a number of children’s standards into one document. In the first instance, it was developed by the London Children and Young People’s Strategic Clinical Network. This document is aimed at commissioners and providers of acute care services for children and young people. It has brought together information and standards of care into one place to […]
Treatment summaries improve communication between acute cancer services and primary care. At the end of patient’s primary treatment for cancer, treatment summaries help ensure their ongoing health needs are optimised. Our cancer team has produced this briefing on treatment summaries for primary care cancer leads. The aim is to support GPs and cancer managers in their discussions […]
Evidence and resources to support primary and community healthcare professionals to improve asthma care for children and young people in London. The primary care respiratory academy commissioning platform aims to offer the tools and resources that you need to optimise respiratory outcomes in your population. These include medicines optimisation dashboards and BTS asthma discharge care […]
More information to support workforce development for pharmacists in London Pharmacists play a key role in providing quality healthcare particularly in the area of medicines optimisation. Development of a pharmacy workforce that is fit for the future will be will be key in supporting the implementation of the standards. Please find useful workforce related guidance […]