Asthma patients fail to receive recommended follow-up care after hospitalisation

Over eighty per cent of asthma patients hospitalised following an asthma attack are not getting appropriate follow-up care, a new study has found. Data collected by the University of Birmingham shows that only eighteen per cent of hospitalised asthma patients had a GP appointment within the recommended forty-eight-hour period. A significant majority of patients do... Read moreThe post Asthma patients fail to receive recommended follow-up care after hospitalisation appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
Source: Nursing in Practice - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Respiratory asthma Health inequalities severe asthma Source Type: news