National Respiratory Plans
England
The Society welcomes the NHS England Long Term Plan, and particularly its respiratory focus. We are working closely with NHS England to support the delivery of the plan's respiratory objectives.
We have produced a 4-point plan to help reduce respiratory pressures on the NHS in the Winter which you can access in the downloads section below.
Scotland
The Society welcomes Scotland's Respiratory Care Action Plan: 2021 to 2026. The respiratory care action plan for Scotland covers all 14 Scottish Health Boards and can be found on the Scottish Government Website.
The plan focuses on five respiratory conditions:
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome
Wales
The Welsh government released a Quality Statement for Respiratory Disease at the end of 2022. The quality statement describes what good quality services for respiratory conditions should look like and is available here on the Welsh Government's website.
Respiratory Societies of the UK and Ireland
Working alongside us at the British Thoracic Society are the following UK and Ireland Thoracic Societies:
East Midlands Thoracic Society
Irish Thoracic Society
Midland Thoracic Society
North West Thoracic Society
Welsh Thoracic Society
West Country Chest Society
Downloads
Links
- Respiratory Disease and the Long Term Plan Find out more about the priorities for respiratory disease in the Long Term Plan.
- NHS England Long Term Plan - a big step forward for the Nation's lung health Dr Jon Bennett, BTS response to the NHS Long Term Plan
- NHS England Long Term Plan View the NHS Long Term Plan here
- Taskforce for Lung Health Report View the Taskforce for Lung Health Report here