Healthcare professionals from across the Black Country recently attended an asthma event to share best practice when it comes to asthma management in children.
More than 50 healthcare professionals’ working with children and young people in schools or early year settings – including school nurses, health visitors and specialist SEND nurses -attended the event, which took place in June at Bescot Stadium in Walsall.
Hosted by the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB), the event was an opportunity to discuss how children of all ages are diagnosed with asthma, the current management options for children of all ages and tools for use in practice.
Attendees also took part in an inhaler technique workshop to demonstrate the correct inhaler technique for children of all ages, as well as the inhaler and spacer devices that should be used.
A key focus for the event was on the Asthma Friendly Schools programme, which is expected to launch in September. The aim of the programme is to improve outcomes for children living with asthma and to enable schools to achieve recognition and meet agreed standards of care.
Viv Marsh, Specialist Asthma Nurse and Black Country Clinical Lead for Children and Young People’s Asthma Transformation, said: “Improving care and support for children and young people living with asthma is a key priority for us so it was great to see so many healthcare professionals at our asthma event.
“The session was not only informative but interactive and was an opportunity for those who work with children and young people living with asthma to explore how asthma is diagnosed, discuss the common types of medications that are used by different age groups at school, including inhalers and spacers, and share best practice.”
