Time taken from primary care referral to a specialist centre diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an opportunity to improve patient outcomes?

• Christopher J. Brereton,
• Timothy Wallis,
• Michelle Casey,
• Lynn Fox,
• Katarina Pontopiddan,
• Diane Laws,
• Jennifer Graves,
• Vanessa Titmuss,
• Sarah Kearney,
• Sian Evans,
• Alison Grove,
• Samreen Hamid,
• Luca Richeldi,
• Katherine M.A. O'Reilly,
• Sophie V. Fletcher,
• Mark G. Jones

Affiliations

Christopher J. Brereton

NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK

Timothy Wallis

NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK

Michelle Casey

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Lynn Fox

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Katarina Pontopiddan

NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK

Diane Laws

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bournemouth, UK

Jennifer Graves

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Dorchester, UK

Vanessa Titmuss

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK

Sarah Kearney

Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Newport, UK

Sian Evans

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury, UK

Alison Grove

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Winchester, UK

Samreen Hamid

Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK

Luca Richeldi

Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy

Katherine M.A. O'Reilly

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Sophie V. Fletcher

NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK

Mark G. Jones

NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK