Evidence submitted to the report can be viewed on the RCP website.
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This was seen to be a beneficial
source to readers. Permissions were gained from evidence givers; if permission was not granted, the
evidence is not provided online, but instead referenced in the report.
Consultation
Around 80 stakeholder organisations were identified. Many had already been involved with the report in
the evidence-giving stage. The organisations were considered to be key in the area of air pollution and
related health issues, and were from both the private and the public sectors.
The draft report, without recommendations, was sent to these stakeholders, giving them 4 weeks to
comment and, in particular, to identify any omissions or inaccuracies. Stakeholders were also asked what
they believed the main recommendations of the report should be.
Members of the working party considered the stakeholder feedback and made decisions about how the
report should be amended, editing the report accordingly. Each amended section was approved by the
working party chair.
The final text of the report was approved by the RCP Council and the RCPCH Executive Committee.
1 Royal College of Physicians. Every breath we take: the lifelong impact of air pollution. Report of a working party.
London: RCP, 2016. www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/every-breath-we-take-lifelong-impact-air-pollution
[Accessed 21 December 2015].
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