A National Allergy Strategy: why the UK needs a joined-up plan

September 2026

Professor Adam Fox explains why we need a national policy approach for allergy.

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The case for a National Allergy Strategy is simple: allergic disease is common, it is rising, and yet the systems that should keep people safe – healthcare, education, food environments, workplaces and public spaces – are not consistently designed around the reality of living with allergy.