Asthma death study exposes errors on a 'horrifying scale'

UK's unnecessarily high death rate from asthma blamed on patients and medical staff alike

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COMPLACENCY among asthma sufferers and medical staff has been blamed for hundreds of people dying from asthma in the UK each year.

The UK has some of the highest asthma death rates in Europe, with 1,242 deaths in 2012. The National Review of Asthma Deaths, led by the Royal College of Physicians, has found that many of these people are dying unnecessarily.

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