Details of a study into how allergies are treated in the north west have been published.
Almost one third of people have an allergy of some kinds but NHS capacity and capability to accurately diagnose, manage and treat allergic disease outside specialist centres is lacking, according to the report.
It sets out the history and development of a Department of Health pilot project to improve NHS allergy services, describes the lessons learnt and the changes to allergy services in the north west which have resulted from the work.
The project was undertaken by the North West Specialised Commissioning Group (NWSCG), acting on behalf of the North West Strategic Health Authority (SHA) and the 24 primary care trusts in the region and ran from 2009 to 2011.
You can read the full report here www.nwscg.nhs.uk/reports/allergy/allergy_report.aspx
