Resources

Resources

Clinical Guidance

The BPRS contributes to the development of BTS guidelines and clinical standards which are relevant to children.

These include:

Air travel 

Asthma

Non-CF bronchiectasis

Diagnositic flexible bronchoscopy (paediatric section not yet complete)

Cough

Home oxygen

Emergency use of oxygen (paediatric section not yet complete)

Pandemic flu

Neuromuscular weakness

Community acquired pnuemonia

Pleural disease

Paediatric Sleep disordered breathing

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The quality standards are available on the BTS website

BPRS Endorsed Guidance

Transition from neonatal to paediatric care for babies with long term or complex healthcare needs - A BAPM Framework for Practice, April 2026

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Consensus recommendations for the practical application of the NICE/BTS/SIGN 2024 asthma guidance on MART therapy in children and young people

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Psychological care and service provision for children and young people within Paediatric Respiratory Services in the United Kingdom: good practice guidance (2023)

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Statement from the British Paediatric Respiratory Society Supporting the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s Call for an Outright Ban on Disposable E-cigarettes. (31st May 2023)

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BPRS official position statement on active and passive exposure of children and adolescents below 18 years of age to tobacco smoke, vaping and e-cigarettes October 2021

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BPRS Guidance for management of children with tracheostomies and those on LTV Nov 2020

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Other BTS Guidance