The future delivery of CYP asthma care will be through a more place-based approach, bringing together potential stakeholders to work for the benefit of the child or young person and their family. This page provides information to support the delivery of new models and pathways of care to improve asthma care for CYP in London.
Visit these websites to learn more about potential models for future delivery:
- The King’s Fund: Accountable Care Organisations
- A population-focused respiratory service framework developed by the Primary Care Respiratory Society.
- National Association of Primary Care: The Primary Care Home model
Example of out of hospital clinic: Croydon Hospital At Home
Croydon have developed a community home-based visiting service which utilises both one to one and school learning, innovative social media campaigns and text messaging to focus on the prevention of ill health through education, effective self-care, and accessible and responsive services. 100% of patients visited have inhaler technique checks and personalised asthma action plans.
Find more information in this case study and article published by The Guardian. The team can also be followed on X, formerly known as Twitter: @CHAHAsthma
Example service specifications
- Camden asthma case finding for primary care
- Hounslow asthma and wheeze community service specification
- A structured intervention to improve asthma outcomes for children and young people in Ealing. This report looks at the development over one year of an innovative structured approach to improve outcomes for children and young people in Ealing, with a focus on reducing unscheduled asthma-related hospital admissions and attendances
Community clinics
Please follow the link to the Models of care section of the toolkit. You will find multiple resources to improve your clinics management of children and young people with asthma. Consistent implementation of current guidelines and effective communication between hospital and out of hospital care are crucial to improve the patient’s management journey and clinical outcomes.
You may also find it useful to look through the following resources: