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Asthma pathway (BTS, NICE, SIGN)

NICE guideline [NG244] Published: 27 November 2024

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Tools and resources

Tools to help you put the guidance into practice.

Implementation support

  • Resources to help you put the BTS, NICE and SIGN collaborative guideline into practice  
  • Action plan templates from Asthma + Lung UK  
  • Accelerated Access Collaborative consensus pathway on the management of uncontrolled asthma in adults  
  • BTS clinical statement on occupational asthma  

Summary versions

  • Algorithm A: Objective tests for diagnosing asthma in adults and young people (aged over 16 years) with a history suggesting asthma (BTS, NICE, SIGN) PDF 111 KB 27 November 2024  
  • Algorithm B: Objective tests for diagnosing asthma in children aged 5 to 16 with a history suggesting asthma (BTS, NICE, SIGN) PDF 119 KB 27 November 2024  
  • Algorithm C: Pharmacological management of asthma in people aged 12 years and over (BTS, NICE, SIGN) PDF 123 KB 27 November 2024  
  • Algorithm D: Pharmacological management of asthma in children aged 5 to 11 years (BTS, NICE, SIGN) PDF 123 KB 27 November 2024  
  • Algorithm E: Pharmacological management of asthma in children under 5 (BTS, NICE, SIGN) PDF 109 KB 27 November 2024  

Guidance into practice

  • About the Into practice guide  
  • Practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using NICE guidance