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" GPs need more training in how to treat asthma, a new survey has indicated. According to Asthma UK and the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS-UK), sufferers&amp;#039; lives are being placed at risk because education on the chronic condition is not a priority for doctors, despite the fact that most feel the number of deaths could be reduced with better care. The survey of GPs indicated that two-thirds feel doctors&amp;#039; knowledge of asthma could be improved, while half also admit that they would benefit from knowing more themselves. Publishing the results of the survey to mark World Asthma Day (May 3rd), the charities urged health education commissioners to do more to prioritise teaching on asthma. They also noted that half of doctors think better training would lead to a drop in the number of hospitalisations caused by the inflammatory disease. Neil Churchill, chief executive of Asthma UK, said: &amp;quot;The new extended role of GPs in making decisions about the local NHS means that it&amp;#039;s becoming more important than ever that they fully understand asthma.&amp;quot; In separate research, PCRS-UK surveyed GPs on their asthma knowledge, with more than half answering incorrectly in eight out of ten questions. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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