Asthma in adults

This toolkit explains the recommendations in clinical guidelines produced by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).  It gives you information about the care you are likely to get and can expect.  

Recommendations in the guidelines are based on different types of evidence. Some of it comes from current research, some from the clinical experience and opinions of healthcare professionals, and some from people with lived experience. 

There are two different types of recommendations in the toolkit