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BTS welcomes the ban on the sale of disposable vapes in Scotland, Wales and England

Thursday, October 24, 2024

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) welcomes the Government’s decision to proceed with a ban on the sale of disposable vapes in England from 1 June...

BTS launches its new Position Statement on Sustainability and the Environment: Climate Change and Lung Health

Thursday, June 13, 2024

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) published a Position Statement on Sustainability and the Environment: Climate Change and Lung Health, which sets...

BTS marks 40 years of No Smoking Day

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

It has been 40 years since No Smoking Day was launched in the UK to encourage smokers to begin their smoke-free journey. While smoking rates have...

BTS and PCRS collaborate to publish a Position Statement on Integrated Care

Thursday, February 8, 2024

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) recently published a joint Position Statement on Integrated Care in...

New British Thoracic Society webinars are now available for free registration

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Every year British Thoracic Society (BTS) runs a series of webinars. These are free to attend and support the full multi-professional respiratory...

ITN Business announces news-style programme in collaboration with Respiratory Futures

Thursday, November 23, 2023

  ITN Business, in partnership with Respiratory Futures, is proud to announce the launch of its news-style programme, Breathing Better Together,...

New Article: Cystic fibrosis patient to row the Atlantic Ocean

Friday, November 17, 2023

Sophie Pierce is a courageous woman on a mission. In January 2025, the 30 year old from West Wales will be setting off in a rowing boat — with her two...

Have your say: NHS England survey on Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) usage and costs

Thursday, November 16, 2023

  NHS England is currently running a survey aimed at better understanding the cost per patient of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)...

Stoptober Campaign 2023

Monday, October 2, 2023

During the month of October, NHS England runs its Stoptober campaign, which is now underway for 2023. The goal of the campaign is to support and...

#AskAboutAsthma Campaign for 2023

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

This week, 11-17 September, is #AskAboutAsthma week. This campaign, led by the Babies, Children and Young People programme of NHS England – London,...

New Thorax podcast on the recently published BTS Pleural Guidance

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Thorax has released a podcast in which Professor Najib Rahman and Professor Nick Maskell share their thoughts on the new BTS Guideline and Clinical...

BTS Chair Dr Paul Walker contributes to Mediaplanet's Respiratory Health campaign for 2023

Monday, June 26, 2023

BTS Chair Paul Walker recently contributed to MediaPlanet's Respiratory Health campaign, launching in The Guardian and online. To read Read...

ITN and Respiratory Futures announce production of 'Breathing Better Together' film

Monday, June 5, 2023

Respiratory Futures partner with ITN Business to showcase ‘Breathing Better Together’ exploring game-changing innovations and multi-disciplinary cross...

Celebrating the first World HMV (Home Mechanical Ventilation) Day

Thursday, May 11, 2023

The HMViP (Home Mechanical Ventilation in Partnership) Group is celebrating the first ever World HMV (Home Mechanical Ventilation) Day on 20 May 2023...

NHS England publishes an Adult Breathlessness Pathway (pre-diagnosis) Support Tool

Thursday, May 4, 2023

    NHS England has published an Adult Breathlessness Pathway (pre-diagnosis) Support Tool. Breathlessness is a common presenting symptom in...

New BTS Learning Opportunities in Thoracic Ultrasound

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

The British Thoracic Society has launched an innovative package of learning resources for all members of the multi-professional team who are working...

Pulse oximeter accuracy in different ethnic groups

Monday, January 16, 2023

  Pulse oximeter accuracy in different ethnic groups: Respiratory Futures talked to Professor Dominick Shaw and Dr Andrew Fogarty, clinical...

National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP) Drawing Breath - clinical audit report 2021/22

Thursday, January 12, 2023

  Drawing Breath – a combined state of the nation report for adult asthma, children and young people asthma, COPD and pulmonary rehabilitation,...

Join the Lung Research and Innovation Group to play your part in bringing respiratory research and innovation together

Thursday, January 5, 2023

  Join the Lung Research and Innovation Group to play your part in bringing respiratory research and innovation together Experts across the...

New inhaler technique QR Code poster

Friday, December 16, 2022

ARNS, Asthma + Lung UK and the Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have created a new resource to help people use their inhalers more...

Fundamental to life - Respiratory Futures and ITN Business explore why ‘Lungs Matter’

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Fundamental to life - Respiratory Futures and ITN Business explore why ‘Lungs Matter’ Launching on 23rd November, at the British Thoracic Society’s...

BTS publishes Quality Standards for Clinically Significant Bronchiectasis in Adults

Thursday, October 6, 2022

British Thoracic Society has released new quality standards for Clinically Significant Bronchiectasis in Adults, based on the previous quality...

BTS publishes its second COVID-19 Organisational Survey Report

Thursday, September 29, 2022

BTS has published a follow-up to its 2020 COVID-19 Organisational Survey Report which found that the COVID-19 pandemic caused significant...

Respiratory Futures and The British Thoracic Society have partnered with ITN Business to produce ‘Lungs Matter’

Monday, August 15, 2022

Respiratory Futures, The British Thoracic Society (BTS) and ITN Business are producing a news-style programme to raise awareness and understanding of...

BTS publishes its National Pleural Services Organisational Audit Report 2021

Friday, August 12, 2022

The British Thoracic Society has published its National Pleural Services Organisational Audit Report 2021. The report highlights many areas in need of...

BTS publishes new survey highlighting the impact of COVID-19 on TB services

Thursday, July 14, 2022

The British Thoracic Society has published a new survey highlighting the effect of the pandemic on TB services in England and the devolved...

BTS publishes new Position Statement on Air Quality and Lung Health

Thursday, June 16, 2022

The British Thoracic Society has published a new Position Statement on Air Quality, which states the Society’s belief that every person has the right...

BTS and NIHR announce new Clinical Research Awards

Monday, June 13, 2022

BTS has this morning announced the launch of the new joint BTS/NIHR Clinical Research Network Awards. These awards will recognise outstanding...

BTS Audit of hospital-based Tobacco Dependency services

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

BTS published the full report of their National Audit looking into the state of Tobacco Dependency Treatment Services in the UK.  The audit...

BTS publishes new report into the future of the respiratory workforce

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

The British Thoracic Society has published "A respiratory workforce for the future", a report that highlights the current staffing needs on...

BTS launches new Tobacco Dependency Treatment webinar series

Thursday, May 5, 2022

BTS has developed a new series of webinars to support healthcare professionals in setting-up tobacco dependence treatment services in their trusts...

CQUIN for Community Acquired Pneumonia 2022/23

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation framework (CQUIN) was suspended during the pandemic, but has now been reinstated for 2022/2023...

New Clinical Statement on Respiratory Problems in Athletic Individuals

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The British Thoracic Society has published a new Clinical Statement to provide guidance and a pragmatic approach to the assessment of the most...

BTS publishes Clinical Statement on Ocular TB

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

The British Thoracic Society has published a new Clinical Statement for the diagnosis and management of Ocular Tuberculosis. The Statement is the...

Taskforce for Lung Health calls for rapid access to CT scans for patients with suspected lung disease

Thursday, March 17, 2022

The Taskforce for Lung Health is warning that, while current guidelines [1] from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)...

BTS releases preliminary results of tobacco dependency services audit

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

The British Thoracic Society has released preliminary data from their audit of tobacco dependency treatment services in acute care trusts, the third...

BTS publishes new Clinical Statement on air travel

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

The British Thoracic Society has published a new Clinical Statement on air travel for passengers with respiratory disease, which provides practical...

Asthma + Lung UK launch

Monday, February 28, 2022

Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation have today launched a new brand to accompany their new 5-year strategy. The new organisation, born from the...

BTS Webinar Series - Supporting services treating tobacco dependence

Thursday, February 3, 2022

BTS has announced a new webinar series to support healthcare professionals in setting-up tobacco dependence services in their trusts. The webinars are...

National Patient Safety Alert: Philips ventilator, CPAP and BiPAP devices - Risk Stratification Guidance available

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Two Field Safety Notices were issued by Philips on 14 June 2021 about selected ventilator,  CPAP and BiPAP devices, warning of the risk of...

Lung health care backlog reaches 100,000 hospital appointments according to the Taskforce

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

The Taskforce for Lung Health is warning that the backlog has created delays to lung disease diagnosis which could lead to people dying before they...

National Patient Safety Alert: Philips ventilator, CPAP and BiPAP devices

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Two Field Safety Notices  have been issued by Philips on 14 June 2021, which report the potential risk of a number of positive airway...

Update from the NCD for Respiratory Disease - Respiratory Clinical Networks and Support Units

Friday, June 18, 2021

The National Clinical Director for Respiratory Disease highlights the work of the past months and looks at the immediate next priorities, in blog for...

BTS publishes guidance for the implementation of Respiratory Support Units

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

A Respiratory Support Unit (RSU) is a dedicated area of a respiratory department where enhanced respiratory care and monitoring can be provided to...

Taskforce for Lung Health - two years on progress report

Friday, February 12, 2021

The Taskforce for lung health has today published their progress report, detailing the advances made on their five-year plan to improve lung health in...