Many people contact the National Asthma Campaign asking for financial assistance to help buy medical equipment such as nebulisers. Unfortunately we do not have a welfare fund and so are unable to give money to individuals. GPs cannot prescribe electric nebulisers on the NHS but they can prescribe the drugs to put in a nebuliser. Hospital consultants can apply for NHS funding to obtain nebulisers to loan out to individuals, if they feel that this equipment is essential for their patient's treatment. Unfortunately, whether money is available for this depends on local funding priorities.
Some hospitals offer a nebuliser loan service.
Tel 01604 497550. Another National Asthma Campaign Factsheet 'Financial Assistance' gives more information on local grants and local sources of financial assistance. If you have any more questions about the information on this factsheet or anything else about asthma then you should discuss them with your doctor or the nurse at your surgery.