The charity’s latest report, All Puffed Out: How poor inhaler care is failing people with asthma, found that between 31% and 35% of patients reported poorer control of their asthma or other condition such as COPD following a switch. The charity surveyed more than 2,600 patients across two rounds of surveys throughout 2024 to learn about people’s experiences of inhaler switching care. ‘A good post-switch review is about checking symptoms, observing inhaler technique, troubleshooting side effects and updating the patient’s asthma action plan,’ she said. Elsewhere specialist respiratory nurse in primary care Marieke Strange explains how to support patients to make the switch from their SABA inhaler. And respiratory specialists are in the process of rolling out a tool on inhaler technique to support nurses in consultations.