Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

Description of service

This is a comprehensive specialist service for the management of all Paediatric Respiratory conditions in children excepting lung transplantation.

Areas of excellence

Paediatric Respiratory Medicine including asthma, allergy, cystic fibrosis, complex respiratory infections, flexible bronchoscopy, respiratory complications in patients with neuromuscular conditions, TB, sleep and long term ventilation.

For more information and details on the asthma service click here.

We run the following out patient clinics:

Airway clinic: first Monday afternoon of month (jointly with Mr Mike Saunders)
General clinic: first, third and fifth Monday afternoons of the month
Respiratory clinic: Wednesday mornings
Severe Asthma Clinic: second Wednesday mornings
CF clinic: Thursday morning
CF drop-in clinic: Tuesday morning
Respiratory nurse clinic: Friday morning
Allergy/respiratory clinic: Friday afternoon

We also have clinics at Southmead Hospital:

Respiratory clinic on Mondays afternoons
Allergy clinic on first Tuesday morning of the month
General clinic on other Tuesday morning

Referrals to clinics are usually via GPs in primary care.

Conditions treated:

Complete range of paediatric respiratory/allergy conditions.

General contact details

Bristol Royal Hospital For Children
Department of Respiratory Medicine
Bristol Children's Hospital
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol BS2 8BJ

Paediatric Respiratory Secretaries Tel: 0117 342 8258 / 0117 342 8329 (Email: paedrespiratorysecretaries@uhbw.nhs.uk)

Paediatric Asthma Nurses Email: ChildrensAsthma@uhbw.nhs.uk

Paediatric Long-Term Ventilation Team Email: BCHLTVnurses@uhbw.nhs.uk

Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapists 0117 342 7893

Paediatric Respiratory Sleep Physiologists 0117 342 3129

Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Administrator Tel: 0117 3428191

Paediatric Allergy Secretary Tel: 0117 3428681