Quality Improvement

Clinical Statements

BTS Clinical Statements provide a snapshot of knowledge and best practice in a topical clinical area and include a series of clinical practice points.  Below is a link to the process manual for producing clinical statements.

Declarations of Interest

BTS Clinical Statement Group members adhere to the BTS Policy for Working with the Biomedical Industry and complete an annual Declaration of Interest (DoI) during the period that the Clinical Statement Group is active.

For information on DoIs for BTS Clinical Statement Groups please contact: 
bts@brit-thoracic.org.uk.

Clinical Statement Production Manual 2024

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A-Z Disease / Condition Clinical Statement title Publication date Review date/Review outcome
Air Travel BTS Clinical Statement on Air Travel 20220301 March 2022 N/A READ MORE
Aspergillus-related chronic lung disease Aspergillus-related chronic pulmonary disease 20250501 May 2025 N/A READ MORE
Aspiration Pneumonia BTS Clinical Statement on aspiration pneumonia 20230301 March 2023 N/A READ MORE
Athletic individuals BTS Clinical Statement - Assessment and Management of Respiratory Problems in Athletic Individuals 20220401 April 2022 N/A READ MORE
CAP in people with learning disability BTS Clinical Statement on CAP in people with learning disability 20230301 March 2023 N/A READ MORE
Chronic Cough in Adults Chronic Cough in Adults 20231201 December 2023 N/A READ MORE
COPD and biologic therapies COPD and biologic therapies 20260601 June 2026 N/A READ MORE
Cough in Children Cough in children 20260901 September 2026 N/A READ MORE
MDRTB BTS Clinical Statement on the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDRTB) 20161101 November 2016 N/A READ MORE
Occupational Asthma BTS Clinical Statement on Occupational Asthma 20220301 March 2022 N/A READ MORE
Ocular TB BTS Clinical Statement for the diagnosis and management of ocular tuberculosis 20220401 April 2022 N/A READ MORE
Medical Management of inpatients with tobacco dependency Medical Management of inpatients with tobacco dependency - main document 20240301 March 2024 N/A READ MORE
PAVM BTS Clinical Statement on Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations (PAVMS) 20171101 November 2017 N/A READ MORE
Pleural Procedures BTS Clinical Statement on Pleural Procedures 20230701 July 2023 BTS Clinical Statement on Pleural Procedures  READ MORE
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Pulmonary Rehabilitation 20230901 September 2023 N/A READ MORE
Sarcoidosis BTS Sarcoidosis Clinical Statement 20201201 December 2020 N/A READ MORE
Silicosis Silicosis 20261101 November 2026 N/A READ MORE

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