The British Infection Association (BIA), the British Thoracic Society (BTS), and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are working together to develop a new joint guideline on the diagnosis and management of latent and active tuberculosis (TB) in children and adults.
BTS/BIA/NICE Guideline for TB in Children and Adults
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29 October 2026
Second round of pre-doctoral early-career fellowships for respiratory healthcare professionals announced
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) and Asthma + Lung UK are offering a second round of £40,000 in grant funding, for up to six months (or pro-rata for longer periods), to support a follow-on funding application.
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19 August 2026
Public and healthcare professionals set to benefit from new joint tuberculosis guideline
The British Infection Association (BIA), the British Thoracic Society (BTS), and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are delighted to announce that they will work together to develop a new joint guideline on the diagnosis and management of latent and active tuberculosis (TB) in children and adults.
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22 July 2026
New Framework for respiratory pharmacists
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) has published the BTS Professional Development Framework for Pharmacists Working in Respiratory Medicine, which supports the critical role and development of specialist respiratory pharmacists.
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15 July 2026
New Quality Standard created to improve pulmonary rehabilitation in the UK
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) has a long history of supporting the delivery and development of pulmonary rehabilitation, publishing the first guideline in 2013 and a quality standard in 2014.
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02 July 2026
Brand new toolkit to guide respiratory care towards sustainability
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) has published a comprehensive Sustainability Toolkit through Respiratory Futures, to help healthcare professionals apply the principles of sustainability in both their services and the treatment of their patients.
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