NHS asthma awareness week runs 7–11 September — free webinars available
25 August 2026 · By Boroughly editorial — AI-assisted, human-reviewed.
Families with children or young people who have asthma may want to mark the week of 7 to 11 September in their calendars. The NHS #AskAboutAsthma campaign is returning for its tenth anniversary, with a theme of Ten Years of Asking About Asthma, focusing on how care has changed over the past decade and why continued attention to every child's breathing matters.
The week includes a series of free online webinars and at least one in-person workshop — useful for parents, carers, or young people managing the condition themselves. Richmond upon Thames has one of London's more active air quality programmes, and the council's Air Quality Action Plan for 2025–2030 sets out local measures to reduce pollution-related triggers.
Air pollution is a known asthma trigger, and the Richmond borough includes several roads with elevated nitrogen dioxide levels. The council is encouraging residents to consider cleaner travel options, and has linked the campaign to the Richmond Cargo Bike Fair on 20 September — though that event was covered in a recent edition.
Full webinar details and booking information are on the Richmond council website.