Hospital admissions for young Dartford asthma patients are expected to peak this month.

The beginning of a new school year, combined with the on-set of autumn, traditionally sees a spike in the amount of children suffering asthma attacks.

NHS Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is asking parents, carers, teachers and healthcare professionals to act now and prevent a surge in hospital visits.

The CCG is supporting Asthma UK’s ‘Teach Asthma a Lesson’ campaign which provides advice to parents on how to reduce their child’s chances of having a bad asthma attack.

The Asthma UK campaign urges parents whose children suffer from asthma to use the resources on its website such as sticker charts to monitor their child’s asthma and manage it. Dr Bhaskar Bora, Principal Clinical Lead for Quality for the CCG, said: "We need your help to reduce these admissions.

"There are some simple things that can be done to reduce the chance of an attack."

The resources and further advice are available at asthma.org.uk