Welcome to the British Paediatric Respiratory Society
The British paediatric respiratory society, BPRS, is a multidisciplinary organisation which exists to promote the respiratory health of all children and to improve the health of children with respiratory disease.
Membership of the Society is open to health care professionals who are active in the field of paediatric respiratory medicine.
Why join the BPRS?
You will keep in touch with colleagues working in your field, and be able to have a say in matters affecting paediatric respiratory medicine.
Meetings
The BPRS holds business meetings at the RCPCH spring meeting and at the BTS winter meeting.
For Trainees
Welcome to the Grid in PRM.
You have 2-3 years to complete your training, and be ready to take your place as a consultant ready for tertiary practice in the specialty.
ERS Membership
BPRS members benefit from reduced ERS Membership
Standards for a Paediatric Respiratory Service in Secondary Care
Introduction
Secondary care paediatric respiratory services manage a broad spectrum of conditions, with asthma forming the largest patient group. Asthma is highly prevalent, affecting approximately one in eleven children and young people in the UK, and remains a significant cause of emergency admissions and mortality rates that are among the highest in Europe.
These services are also well placed to care for children with rarer respiratory conditions, such as bronchiectasis, often in a shared care model with tertiary paediatric respiratory teams.
This document sets out minimum standards for secondary care paediatric respiratory services. It is intended to:
- Support commissioners in effective service planning and contracting.
- Enable providers to undertake self-assessment against defined benchmarks.
- Drive quality improvement and improved outcomes for children and young people with respiratory conditions.
Standards emphasise the delivery of care as close to home as possible, with integrated working alongside primary and tertiary care.
Children and young people with cystic fibrosis are often seen within secondary care respiratory services; however, standards for this group are defined in the Cystic Fibrosis Trust’s most recent UK guidelines (2024) and are not included here.
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