Over the past two years we have worked on four crucial projects that helped to improve asthma care and access for more than 21,600 patients . More appropriate diagnosis , management and referral of patients needing further specialist input is helping to reduce asthma attacks , asthma-related hospital admissions and the use of steroids , known to have long-term side effects . Workstream Lead Harriet Smith explains how we continue to play a central role in the adoption and spread of innovations to improve asthma care particularly for underserved communities .

As a key partner of NHS England ’ s Accelerated Access Collaborative ( AAC ), we have supported the rollout of two asthma care innovations ( FeNO and Asthma Biologics ) to improve asthma pathways in England as part of their Rapid Uptake Products programme . The programme identifies and supports products with positive NICE recommendations that align to the

25 Transforming Lives Through Innovation

Harriet Smith Workstream Lead

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