The National Allergy Strategy Group (NASG) launches 2013 postcard campaign and we need your support!
- 20 July 2015
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NHS Allergy services: what is the problem?
The Facts
- About 1 in 3 of the population or 20 million people suffer from allergic disease
- About 7 million people have allergy of sufficient severity or complexity to require referral to a specialist allergist
- Children and young adults are particularly affected
The Problem
- Most GPs, and hospital doctors have little or no training in allergy
- There are only 30 consultants in allergy (specialists) for the whole of the UK
- Many patients when referred to a hospital allergy service see a doctor trained in another speciality
What Action is Needed?
- More specialists in allergy (for adults and children) are urgently needed. The specialty of allergy needs to grow.
- The awareness and understanding of allergy in primary care needs to improve so that more patients can be dealt with in primary care
