1Primary Care Clinical Advisor, Respiratory Programme, Department of Health, England, UK; General Practitioner, Castlefields, Runcorn, UK
2Head of Respiratory Programme, Department of Health, England, UK
3Joint National Clinical Director for Respiratory Programmes, Department of Health, England, UK; Medical Director, East of England Strategic Health Authority, UK
4Joint National Clinical Director for Respiratory Programmes and Chief Scientific Officer, Department of Health, England, UK
*Primary Care Clinical Advisor, Respiratory Programme, Department of Health; Room 415 Wellington House 133-155 Waterloo Road London, SE1 8UG, UK Tel: +44 (0)207 972 1258 E-mail: matt.kearney@dh.gsi.gov.uk