1 Recommendations for services for people with living with chronic breathlessness in advanced disease: results of a transparent expert consultation Authors: Lisa Jane Brighton 1 – lisa.brighton@kcl.ac.uk India Tunnard 1 - india.tunnard@kcl.ac.uk Morag Farquhar 2 - M.Farquhar@uea.ac.uk Sara Booth 3 - sb628@cam.ac.uk Sophie Miller 1 - sophiejmiller@googlemail.com Deokhee Yi 1 - deok_hee.yi@kcl.ac.uk Wei Gao 1 - wei.gao@kcl.ac.uk Sabrina Bajwah 1 - sabrina.bajwah@kcl.ac.uk William D-C. Man 4,5 - W.Man@rbht.nhs.uk Charles C Reilly 6 - charles.reilly@nhs.net Margaret Ogden 7 – margaretogden@hotmail.com Sylvia Bailey 7 - sylviab@talktalk.net Colleen Ewart 7 - colleen.ewart@btinternet.com Irene J Higginson 1 - irene.higginson@kcl.ac.uk Matthew Maddocks 1 – matthew.maddocks@kcl.ac.uk Affiliations: 1. Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King’s College London, Bessemer road, London, SE5 9PJ, UK 2. University of East Anglia, School of Health Sciences, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK 3. Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XZ, UK 4. National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, SW3 6LR, UK 5. Harefield Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Muscle Research Laboratory, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UB9 6JH, UK 6. King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Physiotherapy, London, SE5 9RS UK 7. Patient/Carer representative, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King’s College London, Bessemer road, London, SE5 9PJ, UK Correspondence to: Lisa Jane Brighton, King’s College London, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, London, SE5 9PJ, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 5041. Email: lisa.brighton@kcl.ac.uk Key words: advanced disease, breathlessness, consultation, consensus, palliative care Word count: 3368 words Tables and Figures: 4 tables, 3 Figures