Ideally future delivery of children’s services will be through a more place-based approach with a focus on multidisciplinary working.Transforming care across the system: Implementing integrated care for asthma in London; the resources, the barriers and the opportunities workshop All health professionals need to have the competence, knowledge, skills and the confidence to care and treat […]

Children’s asthma services need to be commissioned in a seamless integrated fashion across the entire pathway from prevention and self-management to in hospital and out of hospital care. This section provides information, advice and resources to support those commissioning children’s asthma services. Ideally future service delivery will be through a more place based care approach.  […]

Children’s asthma services need to be commissioned in a seamless integrated fashion across the entire pathway from prevention and self-management to in hospital and out of hospital care. This section provides information, advice and resources to support those commissioning children’s asthma services. NHS England commissions severe and difficult-to-control asthma services from five highly specialist respiratory […]

Commissioning innovative whole pathways of care, including specialist outreach, and moving care closer to home to deliver all required services, may involve developing shared incentives that improve outcomes and costs across the pathway. Example pathways: Hillingdon hospital example pathway New asthma clinical pathway – Hounslow Pathway diagrams – Hounslow  Children and young people asthma pathway […]

Information to support commissioners to deliver new models of care to improve asthma care for children and young people in London Ideally future delivery will be through a more place-based approach. This would bring together potential stakeholders to work for the benefit of the child or young person and their family. Get the London asthma […]

Children’s asthma services need to be commissioned in a seamless integrated fashion across the entire pathway from prevention and self-management to in hospital and out of hospital care. This section provides information, advice and resources to support those commissioning children’s asthma services. Commissioners use commissioning for quality and innovation payments (CQUINS) to reward excellence for […]

Sample business cases to help commissioners develop integrated asthma care Robust evidence is required to develop a business case for any new service.  Development of integrated asthma services are key for children’s services in general. The programme team have developed a Case for Change Better care across the system for children and young people with […]

Commissioners should review available allergy services and ensure adequate provision, promote optimal recognition and early treatment of both asthma and allergies and ensure education around behavioral change and self-management which includes asthma triggers such as smoking. Please follow this link to NHS England to find a variety of helpful resources for smoking cessation available for […]

A network is a forum which brings together a community of health and social care professionals, commissioners, patients and parents/carers to work in partnership with the shared goal of improving care for children and young people with asthma A network is a forum which brings together a community of health and social care professionals, commissioners, […]