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Chest clinic
Audit, research and guideline update
British Thoracic Society national bronchiectasis audit 2010 and 2011
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  1. Adam T Hill1,
  2. Sally Welham2,
  3. Kerry Reid2,
  4. C E Bucknall3,
  5. On behalf of the British Thoracic Society
  1. 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
  2. 2British Thoracic Society, London, UK
  3. 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Adam T Hill, Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK; adam.hill2{at}nhs.net

Abstract

There have been two national British Thoracic Society (BTS) bronchiectasis audits from 1 October to 30 November in 2010 and 2011 in patients with non-cystic fibrosis attending secondary care. The first audit was soon after the publication of the BTS guidelines in July 2010 and both audits were based on the BTS guideline recommendations. We had 1460 and 2404 records in the 2 years respectively. The national audits highlight that the majority of guideline recommendations were not currently being adhered to and demonstrate the need for national quality standards, which are currently in preparation.

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201983

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