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By helping children and young people use their inhalers correctly, understand their own asthma triggers, and take charge of their care, we can empower them to manage their asthma better, and get help early if they need it.

How often should your family use asthma inhalers? 

  • You should be using your preventer inhaler every day, even when well

    You should be using your preventer inhaler every day, even when well

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  • If your asthma is well controlled, you SHOULDN’T need to use your blue reliever inhaler more than 3 times a week

    If your asthma is well controlled, you SHOULDN’T need to use your blue reliever inhaler more than 3 times a week

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  • If you need to use your blue reliever inhaler more than 3 times a week, contact your GP or asthma nurse to book an asthma review

    If you need to use your blue reliever inhaler more than 3 times a week, contact your GP or asthma nurse to book an asthma review

        

Find out more about the other actions you should take, to manage asthma and live well.

Asthma reviews

Annual reviews

All children with asthma or suspected asthma should have a review at least once a year to see how well treatment is working. If they are having frequent asthma symptoms, or need to use their SABA (blue reliever inhaler) more than 3 times a week, they also need an asthma review. 

If your child has asthma they will be supported by a care team including a GP or nurse, and sometimes a specialist hospital doctor.

At the review, the care team will explain how and when to use their medicines, how to monitor their asthma, ways to avoid triggers and reduce symptoms, and what to do if their symptoms get worse. This will be recorded in an asthma action plan.

Contact their GP or asthma nurse to book an asthma review.

After an asthma attack

You should also book an additional asthma review with their GP after they have had an asthma attack or exacerbation, and have recovered.

 Even if they feel better, it's important to see a GP within 2 days to discuss their treatment and get advice to help prevent another asthma attack.

Personalised Asthma Action Plan (PAAP)

At your child’s appointment the healthcare professional should complete a Personalised Asthma Action Plan (PAAP) with you. Their plan will tell them:

  • which medicines to take every day
  • what to do if asthma symptoms get worse
  • what to do if they have an asthma attack
  • their known asthma triggers

Download one of the asthma plan templates below and take it along to your next asthma review appointment. Ask your GP or nurse to help you fill it in, and talk through the plan together so you’re clear on how to use it.


Ask them to print a copy out for you, or send it to you by email, SMS or WhatsApp, so you can refer to it at home, or share with staff at schools, nurseries and activity settings.

Child Asthma Action Plan - Asthma and Lung UK

Personalised Asthma Action Plan - Beat Asthma

Digital Health Passport app

The Digital Health Passport app is designed for young people (age 13-25) and their families, to help manage asthma and take more control of their care.

The app provides tools such as symptom tracking, medication reminders, air quality alerts, and a library of resources to learn more about asthma, and it can be used to store their Personal  Asthma Action Plans for quick and easy access.

You or your child can download the Digital Health Passport app on the links below:

From Google Play

From the App Store

If you require any of this information in another language or alternative format please contact: communications@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk 

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