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Abstract
Aim: To explore GPs' attitudes to nurse-led initiatives in the care of children with asthma.
Methods: A questionnaire was posted to 541 GPs in the study area, of whom 236 (43.6 per cent) responded. The data were analysed quantitatively.
Results: Of the 236 responders, 90 per cent did provide nurse-led services, 89 per cent believed that patients benefited from these, 84 per cent would consider referral to a nurse-led asthma clinic at the regional children's hospital and 79 per cent would refer to a satellite paediatric nurse-led clinic.
Conclusion: GPs believe children's nurse-led asthma services benefit the GP's surgery, the regional children's hospital and the primary care trust. Improvements in communication between primary and secondary care are needed.