Respiratory nurse teams

The service provides specialist information and support to patients in hospital with various respiratory conditions. Patients in hospital are reviewed on a regular basis by a member of the respiratory team and ongoing advice and care is provided. We also provide nurse-led clinics for patients once discharged from hospital, to ensure they receive appropriate ongoing advice and treatment. New patients can also be referred directly from a consultant, GP or practice nurse.

The service also provides assessment and care in hospital and at home for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in the form of a COPD Early Supported Discharge Scheme and a pulmonary rehabilitation programme.

In addition, Macmillan lung cancer nursing services exist in some of our hospitals to offer specialist information and support to patients referred to hospital with a primary lung cancer.