One in five children wait more than three years for asthma diagnosis

One in five children with asthma are being forced to wait three or more years for their asthma diagnosis as diagnostic tools for asthma are ‘not fit for purpose’, according to new research by Asthma UK. The charity has revealed the emotional and practical toll of this €˜agonising’ wait on parents, with many seeing their child in and out of hospital as they €˜fight for their life’, needing to take time off work and feeling helpless. Asthma UK surveyed more than 10,000 people with asthma, including parents of children with asthma, and found that: One in five children have to wait three