2008 British Guideline on the Management of Asthma
The new edition of the BTS/SIGN British Guideline on the Management of Asthma was published in the May 2008 issue of Thorax. The new 2008 guideline contains a completely rewritten section on diagnosis for both adults and children; a section on special situations which includes occupational asthma, asthma in pregnancy and the new topic of difficult asthma; updated sections on pharmacological and non-pharmacological management; and amalgamated sections on patient education and compliance, and on organisation of care and audit.

To download the 2008 Guideline click here

To download the quick reference guide click here

Reprints of the 2008 Guideline may be ordered here

Previous editions of the Asthma Guideline can be found here