Family Doctor with special interest in asthma. Clinical Lead NRAD 2011-2014. GINA Board member and Chair GINA Dissemination Committee, Opinions my own.
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Jun 11
This excellent article summarises the key changes for asthma care in the 2026 GINA update. Please share widely. @rotherhamresp @AsthmaSpotlight @asthmalunguk @AsthmaAustralia @patscommunity @PCRSUK @BTSchair @RCPCHtweets @EuroRespSoc @rcgp @atscommunity
2026 GINA report for asthma - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine thelancet.com/journals/lanreā¦
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May 5
Prof Helen Reddell emphasises in an international meeting why SABAs( salbutamol/ albuterol) are not recommended as sole treatment for asthma.
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May 5
Happy World Asthma Day.
Listen to two short podcasts on paediatric and adult asthma:
Spotify: bit.ly/4wbvt5u
Apple: bit.ly/42MAP9R
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Spotify: bit.ly/42iN267
Apple: bit.ly/4ua9efb
GINA Website Podcast :bit.ly/4n9qVZr
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May 4
Tuesday 5th May is World Asthma Day. Check Ginasthma.org on Tuesday for new updated evidence based guidance for asthma management
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May 2
In addition to @carloprina ās comment the BMA is misguided in their reason for not sharing data for ā.. health service planning carried out by government agencies or local NHS organisationsā .. how else should care allocation be planned?
May 1
I hope you can robustly ensure this is not misinterpreted as a barrier to sharing data across shared care records with secondary care- an innovation which has prevented harm on many occasions that I have seen myself including repeated investigation or incorrect treatment
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May 2
Furthermore had asthma data been shared by GPs years ago, (and acted upon by the NHS), when I was Data lead for the NHSE asthma transformation programme ā¦ we may not be seeing the tragic preventable child asthma deaths every month in England today!!
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Jan 17
Please share: Important for any medical clinician treating people with asthma Pulse oximeter accuracy in different ethnic groups @rotherhamresp @asthmalunguk @rcgp @IPCRG respiratoryfutures.org.uk/feā¦
Also see bmj.com/content/bmj/392/bmj.ā¦
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29 Dec 2025
Three simple tasks for 2026 -mainly for GPs and ED clinicians to improve #asthma outcomes - please share ā¦@rcgpā© ā¦@PCRSUKā© ā¦@asthmalungukā© ā¦@IPCRGā© podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcasā¦
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27 Dec 2025
There are 3 things clinicians can do immediately to improve #asthma #care in 2026: this action will reduce attacks, preventable deaths and clinicians workload. Please share this New Yearās resolution on behalf of people suffering from #uncontrolled asthma open.spotify.com/episode/2Jvā¦
Improve Asthma Care - Three simple tasks for clinicians
Asthma Spotlight Ā· Episode
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15 Nov 2025
Please share this information particularly with GPs, practice nurses and paediatric doctors ( see Chapter 10 on diagnosis of asthma in preschool children. ) Www.ginasthma.org
@rcgp @RCPCHtweets @theRCN @PCRSUK @asthmalunguk @rotherhamresp
15 Nov 2025
Please share this with anyone caring for people with asthma. Evidence based #asthma guidance updated annually.
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1 Oct 2025
Please share my podcast, about the new evidence for Anti-inflammatory Reliever Therapy (AIR) in children aged 5-15 with mild asthma.Ā
Spotify:Ā bit.ly/4gOUJr3
Apple : apple.co/485FLL2
Websites:Ā bit.ly/48GsXLg and bit.ly/4mJv0Sf
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29 Sep 2025
#ERSCongress2025 #ERSCongress Dr Alan Kaplan shares his experience & thoughts on managing asthma attacks in primary care. Please share. #GINA #Asthma
Available at:
ginasthma.org/gina-podcasts/
spoti.fi/43d5MUy
apple.co/3GLUdMv
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28 Sep 2025
#ERSCongress #ERSCongress2025
In children aged 5ā15 years with mild asthma, budesonideāformoterol reliever monotherapy is superior to salbutamol for preventing asthma attacks, with a similar safety profile.
thelancet.com/journals/lanceā¦
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24 Sep 2025
Lots of asthma resources on the GINA website - guidance updated every year on World Asthma Day ginasthma.org
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24 Sep 2025
Please share our new Asthma With Experts podcast on Allergic Asthma for primary and secondary care clinicians:
Spotify: bit.ly/4mv7uZ5
Apple: apple.co/46FgyVt
GINA Website: bit.ly/46OSBvX
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Dr Mark L Levy retweeted
10 Sep 2025
Listening to @bigcatdoc talk about preventable asthma deaths. Such a helpful reminder because we can all apply his advice to practice and the patients we see. #AskAboutAsthma #NeverEvent #reducingtherisk
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10 Sep 2025
#askaboutasthma yet another sad case described of a preventable asthma death in a 10 year old. Itās time for clinicians to take #asthma seriously
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4 Sep 2025
Without a diagnosis, many preschool children with asthma are untreated. Please share this podcast with GPs, Nurses and A&E paediatricians and juniors. @bcyp_nhsldn @rotherhamresp @PCRSUK @rcgp @theRCN @RCPCHtweets
11 Aug 2025
Asthma with Experts: Asthma in Preschool Children
Professor Francine Ducharme shares her practical approach to this challenging task of diagnosing asthma in children under 5.
Listen today:
Spotify: bit.ly/3IPfaXT
Apple: apple.co/4o9ACHh
ginasthma.org/gina-podcasts/
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26 Jul 2025
This podcast will be helpful for any doctors or nurses caring for children under 5 years old- particularly those in paediatric A&E or GPs in the UK. @PCRSUK @asthmalunguk @RCPCHtweets
26 Jul 2025
Please share this episode of 'Asthma with Experts'. Professor Francine Ducharme shares her practical approach to this challenging task of diagnosing asthma in children under 5.
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Spotify: bit.ly/3IPfaXT
Apple: apple.co/4o9ACHh
ginasthma.org/gina-podcasts/
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