Children with Asthma Don’t Get Enough GP Visits

A set of studies published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood and the Journal of Asthma found that patients with childhood asthma benefit from regular general practitioner (GP) visits but unfortunately do not get enough of them. Only 20% saw their GP for a majority of their visits, with less than 40% seeing their GP in the week following a hospital discharge for asthma-related reasons.

According to the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, “The research stated only 39.2 per cent of GPs knew their patient had been readmitted to hospital for asthma, highlighting the need for hospitals to improve their communication. Additionally, only 12 per cent of GPs were confident managing children with poorly controlled asthma, indicating a need to provide easy access to specialist advice for more severe cases.”

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(Source: EurekAlert!, February 14^th, 2023)