BTS recommendations to respiratory physicians for organising the care of patients with lung cancer

A Working Party of the Committee considered the published recommendations, 2 6 7 together with their background reviews and references, the service specifications already suggested for different regions of England and Wales, and the report of a recent multidisciplinary meeting in Yorkshire between general practitioners and hospital specialists. 13 The draft recommendations were considered by the full Standards of Care Committee and were then sent, after correction, to 20 respiratory physicians with an interest in lung cancer representing the 12 regional health authorities in the UK, the BTS Executive, and the Respiratory Committee of the Royal College of Physicians. The Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain; The Royal College of Physicians' Respiratory Committee; The Association of Palliative Medicine of Great Britain & Ireland; The Royal College of Radiologists; The Royal College of General Practitioners; The Department of Health observer on the British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee; The Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund; and The British Association of Cancer United Patients (BACUP).