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Asthma support guide for young people (12 to 17)
You can use this booklet as your guide to living with asthma
Within it you can find:
- The basics to understanding asthma (e.g what is asthma and what are the symptoms?)
- How you could manage your asthma better (e.g. finding what triggers your symptoms, or exercises to help with breathlessness)
- Things to note down to discuss with your doctor and/or healthcare team to help you take control of your asthma now and in the future
- Responses to FAQs
This booklet has been co-developed with the South Yorkshire Children and Young People (CYP) Alliance with the input from: Dr Sonal Kansra, Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Sheffield Children Hospital NHS Trust; Deborah Leese, Senior Pharmacist Clinical Lead Respiratory, Medicines Optimisation Team & Co-Clinical Lead CYP Asthma, The Children and Young People’s Alliance, NHS South Yorkshire ICB; Nicola Standring-Brown, Co-clinical lead CYP Asthma & Senior Nurse Educator, CYP alliance NHS South Yorkshire ICB; Emma Sheppard, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Sheffield Children’s hospital; Anita Critchlow, Lead Respiratory Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Sheffield Children’s hospital; Angela Ronan, Lead Nurse, Firth Park GP NHS South Yorkshire ICB
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Chapter 1: Understanding asthma ▶
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Chapter 2: Managing asthma ▶
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Chapter 3: Taking control of my asthma ▶
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Chapter 4: Frequently asked questions ▶
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Chapter 5: Support for you ▶
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Videos
What is asthma?
What is a Personalised Asthma Action Plan?
What to do during an asthma attack? Maintenance And Reliever Therapy (MART)
What to do during an asthma attack? Anti-inflammatory Reliever (AIR) Therapy
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in the Patient Information Leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of medicines.
GB-64251 | Published May 2025 | To be reviewed May 2027
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