Volume 2, Number 3, June 2008

How to do an asthma review
Dr Mark L Levy

UK primary care health professionals work under increasing demands and time pressures. While a large proportion of their workload is demand-led (ie by patients presenting with specific clinical problems), a significant amount of the work relates to ongoing monitoring and care of patients with chronic illness. While most practices in the UK achieve a high level of points in the Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF) for caring for patients with asthma, the standard of the reviews for these patients may not reach a level recommended in national and international guidelines. A structured approach may, therefore, be helpful in ensuring quality of care for these patients. This article describes an approach to reviewing patients with asthma, whether they present in surgery acutely, for follow-up of uncontrolled episodes or for routine review.

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