Paediatric Asthma Update in Primary Care

Our Paediatric Asthma Update in Primary Care course is a half-day update designed for Primary Care professionals who already support children and young people with asthma. The course provides a focused, practical refresh on current guidance, priorities, and best practice to support safe, effective, and role-appropriate paediatric asthma care across the Primary Care team.

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What You'll Learn

  • Refresh your understanding of the latest guidance and priorities in paediatric asthma care, with a focused update tailored to the Primary Care context and current national standards.
  • Strengthen your delivery of high-quality asthma reviews for children and young people by applying updated assessment tools, structured action plans, and practical risk stratification strategies.
  • Update your knowledge of escalation pathways, safety‑netting, and role‑appropriate responsibilities, reflecting current paediatric asthma priorities, referral thresholds, and collaborative working within Primary Care teams.

This course includes

Direct Teaching

Videos

Case Studies

Course Content

  • Purpose and scope of the paediatric asthma update
  • Current priorities for paediatric asthma care in Primary Care
  • Brief refresher on paediatric asthma and control
  • Current challenges in childhood asthma outcomes
  • Preventable risk factors and inequalities
  • Overview of updated diagnostic pathways in children
  • Role of spirometry, peak flow, and FeNO in paediatric asthma
  • Age-related considerations and practical limitations in Primary Care
  • Role-appropriate responsibilities in monitoring and escalation
  • Key updates in stepwise asthma management for children
  • Inhaled corticosteroids, add-on therapy, and safety considerations
  • Awareness of severe paediatric asthma pathways and specialist referral
  • What a high-quality paediatric asthma review looks like
  • Use of validated assessment tools and risk stratification
  • Asthma action plans for children and families
  • Role responsibilities in structured reviews, inhaler technique, and escalation
  • Early recognition of deterioration in children
  • Managing acute asthma presentations in Primary Care
  • Safety-netting advice for families and carers
  • Escalation thresholds and urgent referral pathways
  • Applying updated guidance to paediatric Primary Care scenarios
  • Shared discussion across roles
  • Opportunity for questions and reflection

All courses are developed and delivered by experienced healthcare professionals with current or recent clinical experience in Primary Care and long-term condition management. Trainers are appropriately qualified and maintain up-to-date knowledge in line with national guidance. Course content and curriculum are subject to regular review to ensure they remain evidence based, aligned to national standards, and reflective of current best practice at the time of delivery.

FAQs

This course is designed for Primary Care professionals who already support children and young people with asthma. A foundation-level knowledge of asthma care is expected.

Yes, all participants receive a certificate of attendance and 3.5 CPD hours on completion.

Absolutely. All content is mapped to current BTS/SIGN, NICE, GINA, and NHS Wales pathways, and is delivered by qualified professionals with up-to-date clinical experience.

This course does not confer a license or formal qualification to practise independently. It is an update course designed to enhance your knowledge and support safe, role-appropriate care within your existing scope of practice.

It is essential that any clinical activity—such as conducting asthma reviews, advising on treatment, or escalating concerns—is carried out in accordance with your professional registration, local governance, and level of competence. Ongoing supervision, mentorship, and workplace-based support are vital to ensure safe, accountable practice. Always work within your organisation’s protocols and escalate when care falls outside your role or confidence level.

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Our Paediatric Asthma Update in Primary Care course is a half-day update designed for Primary Care professionals who already support children and young people with asthma. The course provides a focused, practical refresh on current guidance, priorities, and best practice to support safe, effective, and role-appropriate paediatric asthma care across the Primary Care team.

 

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A focused, half-day update aligned to the latest UK guidance—tailored specifically for Primary Care teams supporting children with asthma.

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Paediatric Asthma Update in Primary Care
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