Emergency asthma admissions hit three-year low
HOSPITAL admissions for asthma are at the lowest in three years in the Lothians, according to new figures.
The data from ISD Scotland also revealed that the health board has one of the best records in Scotland at keeping people with the condition out of hospital.
There were just more than 500 emergency admissions last year.
Increased awareness about the illness and the launch of various schemes by NHS Lothian to encourage asthma sufferers to control their own condition have been cited as reasons for the fall.
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