Adult Allergy Commitee

The Adult Allergy committee is now meeting regularly after a hiatus during the covid era. Trainee representation has increased, and there have been discussions on the impact of the new curriculum. Overall the feedback from trainees is positive, although results of a detailed survey are awaited. .

The committee is hoping to publish a detailed report later this year looking at access to adult allergy services. There has been consultation across the whole of UK with excellent engagement.

This will build on existing sources of data, including a detailed survey of post-covid service provision undertaken in 2021. It is clear that there are considerable geographic variations in access to care, and we hope to provide accurate data to identify this, and then discuss solutions.

We have engaged closely with the IQAS team to ensure that all members are encouraged to engage with the accreditation process. The difficulties faced by smaller centres, in relation to the administrative burden of IQAS application, have been discussed.

The Allergy in the Military working group has continued its work looking to provide clear guidance for clinicians seeing patients with allergy issues applying to join the armed forces. Overall principles have been agreed, and a draft guidance with case-based scenarios will hopefully be available soon.

We will also be working closely with the new Transition working group, to provide an adult perspective, and hopefully with time to provide a directory of adult services with a clear transition pathway. This will be a challenge because the number of adult services is considerably less than those offering paediatric allergy.