The number of people dying from asthma in the U.K. is rising, with hundreds “needlessly” passing from the disease every year, a charity has warned.
But even today, almost 70% of people surveyed by Asthma + Lung UK aren’t getting this basic care package. And few receive appropriate follow up after an emergency admission to hospital, the charity stated.It’s recommended that these patients see a family doctor within two days of leaving hospital. But less than 20% of those surveyed said they had. And 40% didn’t have a follow up within 28 days.
Instead of offering a preventative approach to care, the public health system was largely stuck “treating emergencies.” Although clinical leaders are “ready to lead that change,” they couldn’t deliver it alone. It requires “political will, and a workforce to deliver it,” he said in a statement. Sarah MacFadyen, who leads policy and external affairs for the charity said it was “scandalous” that a decade on from the RCP report “four people are still dying needlessly from the condition every day.”
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