Children and teenagers in the most deprived regions of England are four times more likely to be hospitalised with asthma compared to those in wealthier areas when they return to school, a study has found.
Analysis by Asthma + Lung UK reveals that the number of children in the most deprived areas being admitted to hospital with a life-threatening asthma attack increased by 320 per cent in September 2021 compared with the month before.
