The aim of the Asthma Service for Children and Young People is:

• To reduce the number of children and young people with unmanaged asthma by:
  • improving the accuracy of asthma diagnosis in under 19-year-old patient
  • reducing variability in diagnoses of asthma
  • ensuring high levels of GP confidence in diagnosing asthma
• To support children and young people with asthma and their families to manage their condition more effectively by:
  • increasing the number of children and young people diagnosed with asthma who have an asthma management plan in place
  • ensuring that asthma reviews and management plans are developed jointly between clinicians and families and are of consistently high quality across practices