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Asthma is a common cause of hospital admissions, and clinical guidelines recommend that patients who have had a hospital admission for asthma are followed up in primary care. Little research has been done on evaluating asthma management in primary care following an asthma-related hospital discharge. This study found that 40% of patients admitted to hospital did not receive asthma management in primary care following hospital discharge, particularly among patients from Black ethnic minority groups. Primary and secondary care services should develop systems for ensuring the timely follow-up of patients with asthma after hospital discharge and address the observed health inequities.