Stories are beginning to reach me of people with asthma who have had their normal inhaler changed by their pharmacist as part of NHS cost saving measures.
This is the so-called practice of ‘generic ...
We were debating today the Stroke Association’s success in getting people to understand the signs of a stroke. We were all agreed that the FAST campaign had stuck in people’s minds.
This is an achievement that has taken s...
Finally it's here. The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) strategy, which now contains a chapter on asthma care, is published for consultation today.
Scores of you have already had a say in...
In the next couple of weeks, NHS organisations will be deciding how much money they will cut from their budgets in 2010/11. Regardless of who wins the general election, expected in May, there will be less money for the NHS to spend. NHS manager...
Continue reading Protect Asthma Nurse Specialists from spending cuts
Although the economy is just starting to emerge from recession, the downturn won’t hit the NHS until 2011/12. After that the health service will receive 0% or flat growth and need to find £20 billion savings just to meet the growing...
Continue reading How should patients be educated about asthma?
Many of you took part in our day of action calling on Gordon Brown to remember his prescription promise.
In an official response, Health Minister Mike O’Brien promised that the Government woul...
Continue reading Free Prescriptions: Time to publish Professor Gilmore’s Report
