The BTS COPD Consortium was established in 1997 when the original BTS COPD Guideline was published.  It aimed to provide related educational materials for healthcare professionals and to raise the profile of this "cinderella disease" amongst health professionals, patients and policy makers.   The COPD Consortium  continued its work  after NICE published its first COPD Guideline, developing materials which helped disseminate the key messages in the new Guideline. 

The Consortium met for the last time in June 2007.   All of its publications that were previously available from this website have been withdrawn following the publication of the 2010 NICE COPD Guideline update. 

27 July 2010