British Thoracic Society Training Standards for Pleural Procedures

Journal article

The British Thoracic Society responded to a call from the pleural community to establish a new Training Standard for pleural procedures, relevant to all health care professionals. This should be seen as an enhancement to aspects of existing curricula and be supportive in giving clarity to learners and trainers about expectations for training and practice in pleural procedures.

Authors: Stanton, AE; Aujayeb, A; Bedawi, EO; Davies, A; Iqbal, B

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Journal: BMJ Open Respiratory Research
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: e003548
• Publication date: 2025-12-21
• Acceptance date: 2025-08-08
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2025-003548
• EISSN: 2052-4439
• ISSN: 2052-4439
• Pmid: 41436242
• Language: English
• Keywords: Curriculum; Pleural Disease; Clinical Competence; Humans; Pulmonary Medicine; Societies, Medical; United Kingdom; Education, Medical, Graduate; Pleural Diseases