Our asthma clinics helps people to help correctly diagnose and treat their asthma.
Asthma is a common condition and most people have mild to moderate symptoms and are able to control these symptoms with medication.
Some people develop severe asthma – this is asthma that is difficult to control even when taking prescribed medication.
What will happen during my clinic appointment?
During clinic, you will have a spirometry test or lung function test to check how much air you can breathe out in a set time.
Following this, you will have a FeNO or ‘fractional exhaled nitric oxide’ test. This is to measure the levels of nitric oxide when you breathe out.
You will be asked to bring any medication you are currently taking with you to clinic.
We will ask you to demonstrate how you take your inhalers, to see if you are taking them correctly.
We can talk with you about:
- How often you collect your prescriptions
- How you take your inhalers
- What situations or triggers make your asthma worse
- How you cope with your asthma triggers
- Any other conditions or allergies you might have
We can also offer you other types of support, for example help with stopping smoking.
If we determine you have asthma you will be offered appropriate treatment and given a plan for managing the condition.
If despite treatment you have ongoing symptoms we may schedule you to attend our severe asthma service.
Sometimes tests show that your symptoms may be caused by other conditions or problems and we may refer you to another speciality for further investigation.
If your symptoms are getting worse do not ignore them
They’re a sign that your asthma is not well controlled. Make an appointment with your GP or asthma nurse to get your asthma reviewed.
How can I be referred into the service?
You can be referred into the service by visiting your GP.
Pioneering new asthma treatments
Our clinicians are working with the university to develop new ways of treating asthma and they may discuss participating in clinical trials with you.
Contact us
Tel: 0191 21 37693
