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The United Kingdom demonstrates high to moderate scores across indicators in the Index. The United Kingdom’s comprehensive universal healthcare system may support its first-place rank in the Access and Care Coverage category, with strong asthma treatment and drug access, and good access to specialists. However, the United Kingdom also presents a comparatively high level of unmet healthcare needs, and the country ranks low in Health System Characteristics with the highest number of hospitalisations per 100,000 population and a comparatively low number of respiratory specialists.
Data from the Severe Asthma Index revealed the following key insights about severe asthma care in the United Kingdom
Provides further insights into how the United Kingdom scores across each Index category
Guidelines, strategies, and policies related to the management of severe asthma and health outcomes
77/100
Regulations and practices concerning public payor coverage for and availability of diagnostic and treatment services for severe asthma
86/100
Indicators related to clinical management and economic impact of severe asthma and recording of patient health data
50/100
Information about the health impact of severe asthma and severe asthma comorbidities
55/100
Factors impacting prevention, management, and exacerbations of severe asthma
76/100
Aggregate score across the 5 categories.
70.4/100
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