{
  "abstract": "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": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Andrew E Stanton"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Avinash Aujayeb"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Eihab O Bedawi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, Norwich, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Alice Davies"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Beenish Iqbal"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Harrogate District Foundation Trust, Harrogate, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Kirsty Laing"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Dana Li"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Antrim Area Hospital, Antrim, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Izhaq Masih"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK"
      ],
      "name": "David McCracken"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Laura McNaughton"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Lincoln County Hospital, Lincoln, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Kate Parrott"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust, Cumbria, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Maria Parsonage"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Dorset County Hospital, Dorset, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Gerrard Phillips"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Ben Probyn"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University Hospital Crosshouse, Crosshouse, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Matthew Tate"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Brompton Hospital, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Alanna Hare"
    }
  ],
  "title": "British Thoracic Society Training Standards for Pleural Procedures",
  "uid": "2d3aceb3-f80b-5287-94eb-942f83298c46"
}