About us

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) is a professional body of 4,500 respiratory specialists from around the UK.

BTS works to raise awareness of the impact of lung disease, champion the respiratory workforce, deliver education and continued professional development to the respiratory team, and develop clinical guidance to improve standards of care.

Our mission

• To influence the provision of the optimum respiratory workforce and research-centred services promoting sustainable solutions and reducing health inequalities
  
  
• To educate professionals to advance knowledge and share learning in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung disease
  
  
• To support all members of the respiratory team to improve standards of care

BTS is a well-governed, open and democratic Society. We are responsive to our members' feedback and aim to reflect the diversity of our membership in our governing and advisory Committees and other groups and activities. We involve the public, patients and carers in planning, delivering and reviewing our activities.

We are a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. Our activities cover all of the UK. We seek to work collaboratively with others and maintain a global outlook focused on improving respiratory care and removing inequalities in access to care and respiratory health outcomes.