The number of children hospitalised with life-threatening asthma attacks has more than doubled in the last year, according to leading charity Asthma + Lung UK.
Reasons being cited include a surge in socialising post-lockdown, which has increased exposure to colds and flu viruses - both common triggers for asthma attacks.
Healthcare disruptions due to the pandemic have also meant that two thirds of all people with asthma did not receive an annual review in 2021.
