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About Asthma Other Language Leaflets Local Information Useful web sites
The following pages links to various web pages about Asthma. These are rated as good quality websites.
NHS Website - provides information on asthma in adults and asthma in children.
Patient UK - information fact sheets written by doctors on Asthma, Peak flow meter, Inhalers for Asthma and various Chest/Lung conditions
Asthma+Lunk UK - provides information about Asthma ; Coronavirus: health advice for people with Asthma
NICE: An independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health. Information is available for patients to understand the guidance on the following:
Asthma (in adults) - corticosteroids: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA138/PublicInfo/pdf/English
Asthma (in children) - corticosteroids: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/index.jsp?action=download&o=38388
Asthma (children under 5) - inhaler devices : http://guidance.nice.org.uk/index.jsp?action=article&o=32077
Asthma (older children) - inhaler devices : http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA38/PublicInfo/pdf/English
Asthma +Lung UK - Asthma action plan in diffrent languages (You can download from the Asthma+Lung UK website)
Around Hounslow & Isleworth
Ethnic Health and Education Development (EHAED): Provides Information and advice on health issues including HIV/AIDS, Children and AdultsDiseases (e.g autism, ADHD, arthritis,asthma)
Contatct: PO Box 252, Hounslow, Middlesex,TW3 1ZS. Tel: 07960 120237. email: ehaed@yahoo.co.uk
Asthma UK Adviceline: Call the Asthma UK Adviceline on 08457 01 02 03, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. An interpreting service is available to answer queries (from UK residents) in more than 100 languages.
London
Allery UK
- helpline: 01322 619898
Asthma + Lung UK: helpline: 0300 222 5800. email: helpline@asthmaandlung.org.uk
Anaphylaxis UK - helpline: 0125 254 2029
British Society for
Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Medical society that oversees specialist allergy training and
allergy research in UK. Publishes Annual Scientific meeting and
Official Journal (Clinical and Experimental Allergy). 66 Weston
Park, Thames Ditton, Surrey KT7 0HL.Tel: 020 8398 9240.
Other Local information can be found at London Borough of Hounslow
See also separate page on allergy in general at Allergy
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