The Asthma 4: a new asthma attack care bundle
The BTS asthma attack care bundle, sets out four high impact actions ("The Asthma 4") that, when implemented, are most likely to improve outcomes for patients following an asthma attack. These are:
Action 1: Medication Review
Action 2: A Personalised Asthma Action Plan
Action 3: Tobacco dependence advice and support for current smokers
Action 4: Clinical review within 4 weeks
The asthma care bundle is designed to be used in any healthcare setting where a patient could present with an asthma attack. The bundle only applies to adults, or adolescents (16+) transitioning to adult services.
For children who have an asthma attack, please refer to the advice outlined in the National Bundle of Care for CYP with Asthma.
Below you will find the main main BTS asthma attack care bundle document, plus a practical template to record the actions taken for each of your patients.
Permissions: The documents available for download are for use by clinical teams and may be adapted for local use. Please acknowledge the relevant individual organisations as the source for any materials developed from these documents.