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BTS Quality Standards for the investigation and management of pulmonary nodules

The BTS Quality Standards for the investigation and management of pulmonary nodules is now published on the BMJ Open Respiratory Research website (at http://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/) and on the BTS website (at... Read more

16 Apr 2018

GIRFT Getting It Right First Time Toolkit

Please click image below to view document. Read more

11 Apr 2018

Joint RCS and SCTS response to GIRFT cardiothoracic report

The GIRFT cardiothoracic surgery national report has been published today. The report’s author says cardiothoracic proposals promise less delays and more successful outcomes for patients. Responding to the report’s recommendations, the Royal... Read more

11 Apr 2018

The 4th Annual Lung Cancer Clinical Outcomes Publication

Record number of lung cancer operations as patient survival rates continue to rise The fourth annual lung cancer clinical outcomes publication (LCCOP) published by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), has found that almost 6,000 lung cancer... Read more

21 Nov 2017

BBC Report on Heart surgery survival chances

An article was published on BBC News earlier today about a study published in the Lancet that examines the timing of heart surgeries and survival rates. The study suggested that for the best chance of survival following heart surgery, the surgery... Read more

27 Oct 2017