The Greater Manchester Children and Young Person's Inhaler Technique School Service Development Project

Purpose: Community/retail pharmacists in Greater Manchester (GM) have been providing an inhaler check service to adults for several years. Many adults using this pharmacy service report that they have had their inhaler since childhood/adolescence and have never been shown how to use it. There have also been asthma-related deaths in GM schools in recent years. This led to a bid for funding to bring the pharmacist-led service into schools, for children and young people (CYP) to master their inhaler at an early age —and hopefully to sustain good technique into adulthood with associated positive health outcomes.
Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - Category: Child Development Authors: Source Type: research