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Respiratory Medicine - York Hospital
At York Hospital we offer a high quality Respiratory Medicine service covering all aspects of the specialty including;
- Airways diseases (Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Interstitial lung diseases (Extrinsic Allergic and Fibrosing Alveolitis)
- Lung cancer
- Cystic fibrosis (click here to go to the Cystic Fibrosis Unit website)
- Sleep apnoea
- Tuberculosis
- Other lung infections
Services are provided by a multidisciplinary team including;
- Six Consultant Physicians
- Two Specialist Registrars
- Two Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeons (based in Castle Hill Hospital, Hull)
- Consultant Oncologists
- Consultant Radiologists
- Respiratory Nurse Specialists
- Physiotherapists
- Ward nursing staff
- Pulmonary physiology team who all work together to provide optimum management of York patients.
Bronchiectasis
York Teaching Hospital Summary of Bronchiectasis Management for primary Care.
Bronchiectasis summary of guidelines 28 August 2014.pdf (69.1KB)
Patients with Bronchiectasis can download a self management plan here.
Meet the team
Click here to find out more about our respiratory team.
Management
Clinical Director - Dr Gerry Robins
Directorate Manager - Karen Cowley
Deputy Directorate Manager - Alex Sharp
Directorate Secretary - Annette Farrington (contact: 01904 725238)
