Back to school asthma increase affects more boys

Back to school (BTS) asthma is associated with a tripling in the rate of GP appointments across England with the increase in health service appointments particularly marked in boys. The study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health aimed to describe the timing and magnitude of BTS asthma using surveillance data from different health services in England. Asthma morbidity data from emergency department attendances and GP consultations between April 2012 and December 2016 were used from national syndromic surveillance systems in England. Age-specific and sex-specific rates and time series of asthma peaks relative to school term dates were described. BTS asthma among children aged below