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Dear Parent

Please read this important letter regarding your child’s asthma

It is really important that your child continues to take their asthma medication during the summer holidays. Returning to school is a time when asthma can get worse and make children and young people with asthma poorly. This may be due to contact with infections at the start of the new school year.

To reduce the chances of getting poorly when they return to school, your child should continue to take their asthma medication as prescribed by their GP or practice nurse. If your child has stopped taking their medication over the summer holidays it is important to start it again as soon as possible. If they are short of medication, or you are not sure of the proper dose, please get in touch with the practice.

Yours sincerely

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