Research into how Scottish health boards are adhering to mandatory standards of care for children and young people with asthma reveals a 'shocking' complacency, according to Asthma UK Scotland. The survey, published yesterday (27 June), was carried out by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and looked at two aspects of the standards - co-ordinating, and improving, care. It is a follow up to the 2008 research conducted by Quality Improvement Scotland, which implemented the standards in 2007. There are 72,000 children with asthma in Scotland - one of the highest rates in the world... 
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