It is a first-class summary of the issues and highlights the great contribution that patient groups can make towards conditions in Scotland.In response to a written question that I lodged about how the Executive"plans to reduce the number of serious asthma cases presented at accident and emergency departments"—Official Report, Written Answers, 28 September 2001; p 176.the reply mentioned the SIGN guideline, the Scottish asthma management initiative, a project called "Asthma Attack—Targeting Emergency Asthma Contacts in Children" and grant funding to the National Asthma Campaign Scotland.