Practices completed questionnaires on 30 randomly selected patients from their asthma register. Each patients current asthma status was assessed and recorded using the Tayside Asthma Assessment Stamp. The presence of symptoms, PEFR, inhaler technique, compliance and the number of days off work or school due to asthma in the previous month were noted. Follow up arrangements were also recorded. On the results to date there appears to be a clear association between structure, process and clinical outcome.
Some practices have nurses running asthma clinics without adequate training.
There is an unmet training need for these practice nurses.