A number of stepshave been taken to develop and implement national standards on chronic lung disease.NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS), Scottish Intercollegiate GuidelinesNetwork (SIGN), the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE),the Department for Health in England and the British Thoracic Society have all publishedor are reviewing guidance on these conditions.NHS boards in Scotland should take account of this information when developingservices for chronic lung disease and associated conditions.Specific initiativesinclude:NHS QIS publishedstandards on asthma care for children in March 2007, and plans to undertake a series of review visits...