New campaign aims to keep people out of hospital this winter

Like COPD, asthma is also responsible for large numbers of hospital admissions – most of which are emergency admissions. For every 100 people on the asthma disease register, there are an estimated four emergency admissions each year, each costing £1,500.

Evidence suggests that up to 90% of respiratory patients do not use their inhalers correctly.

Dr Katherine Hickman, clinical respiratory lead for Bradford and district CCGs said:

“One of the most effective things we can do to reduce the number of preventable hospital admissions over the winter is helping more people quit smoking.*

“Another key aim is to help diagnose people who do not realise that they are suffering from asthma or COPD as we know there are many people living with these conditions in the Bradford district and Craven.

“There are 1,000 deaths from asthma each year in the UK – most of which are preventable – and one person dies from COPD every 20 minutes in England.

“COPD is the second most common cause of emergency admissions to hospital and one of the most costly we treat in the NHS.

“No one chooses to be in hospital over the winter but having an existing respiratory health condition and not looking after yourself properly could mean you are at greater risk of needing to go to hospital.”

The Bradford Breathing Better crew will be at the Bradford Peel Centre Tesco superstore on Canal Road between 11am – 3pm on Saturday 15 September. 

They will be at the Queensbury Tesco’s between 11am -2pm on Tuesday 18 September.