{"id":10269,"date":"2018-03-16T13:52:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T13:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doctorfox.co.uk\/news\/?p=10269"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:14:56","slug":"asthma-check-ups-and-asthma-action-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doctorfox.co.uk\/news\/asthma-check-ups-and-asthma-action-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Asthma check-ups and asthma action plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated entry-meta colour-grey\"><small>Last updated 1 October 2025<\/small><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10270\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/asthma-action-plan-leaflet-154x300.jpg\" alt=\"asthma action plan leaflet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.doctorfox.co.uk\/news\/uploads\/2018\/03\/asthma-action-plan-leaflet-154x300.jpg 154w, https:\/\/assets.doctorfox.co.uk\/news\/uploads\/2018\/03\/asthma-action-plan-leaflet-257x500.jpg 257w, https:\/\/assets.doctorfox.co.uk\/news\/uploads\/2018\/03\/asthma-action-plan-leaflet.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><strong>Asthma sufferers must attend an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/asthma\/living-with\/\">asthma check-up<\/a> with their GP or asthma nurse at least once every 12 months.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is to ensure you are getting the optimal treatment and advice, also a chance for you to ask questions about your asthma.<\/p>\n<p>If you suffer from asthma and have NOT had an asthma check-up in the last year please book an appointment with your GP surgery as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Asthma check-ups are important and will usually include breathing tests, inhaler technique, symptoms, triggers, use of spacer devices, and a medicines review.<\/p>\n<p>Check-ups will often also include completing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asthma.org.uk\/advice\/manage-your-asthma\/action-plan\/\">asthma action plan<\/a> with your GP or nurse. Patients that use a written action plan are <strong>four times less likely to be admitted to hospital<\/strong>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You should seek urgent medical help if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You need to use your salbutamol more than 4 times daily.<\/li>\n<li>Your inhaler relieves symptoms for less than 4 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Your breathing is getting worse, despite using treatment.<\/li>\n<li>You get chest pains or increasing tightness in the chest after using your inhaler.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You are advised to have an early check-up with a nurse or doctor if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You need to use your salbutamol inhaler more than 2 or 3 times a week.<\/li>\n<li>You are having ongoing breathing symptoms such as a cough at night, uncontrolled shortness of breath, or worsening breathing symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated 1 October 2025Asthma sufferers must attend an asthma check-up with their GP or asthma nurse at least once every 12 months. 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