Chest physicians
Dr Nicholas Hopkinson
Professor Michael Polkey
Dr Matthew Hind
Dr Omar Usmani
Radiologist
Dr Dennis Carr
Thoracic surgeons
Mr Simon Jordan
Mr Eric Lim
Mr Michael Dusmet
Overview
COPD is a major cause of ill health in the UK
affecting at least 900,000 people. Royal Brompton Hospital offers a
world class, multidisciplinary service both to patients in the local
community and to patients from all over the country referred to the
advanced COPD service.
Within the Trust we have expertise in
non-invasive ventilation (NIV), interventional bronchoscopy, and
surgical intervention as well as the systemic manifestations,
epidemiology and basic disease mechanisms of COPD.
Conditions
COPD, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, alpha one antitrypsin deficiency.
Advanced COPD service
This consultant-delivered service is provided by Dr Nicholas Hopkinson, Dr Matthew Hind and Professor Michael Polkey.
A weekly ‘Advanced COPD clinic’ provides assessment and optimum
clinical management including consideration for possible lung volume
reduction surgery or experimental emphysema treatments including
bronchoscopic lung volume reduction procedures.
COPD rapid access clinic
A COPD rapid access clinic is available for
patients who live locally who require hospital specialist input with
direct booking of appointments available through Choose and Book. This
clinic is provided by Dr Hopkinson and
Dr Omar Usmani. The clinical service is supported by our COPD clinical
nurse specialist Mun Lim and our specialist COPD physiotherapist
Victoria Lord.
Self management strategies including inhaler technique and recognizing exacerbations are emphasised.
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Pulmonary rehabilitation takes place twice weekly
in the physiotherapy gym on the second floor in the South Block on
Fulham Road.
The COPD service provides access to lung function, CT scanning, pulmonary rehabilitation, fitness-to-fly testing, smoking cessation, sleep studies and palliative care and can be accessed via the fax to 020 73497778.
Multidisciplinary meeting
This occurs weekly. Patients’ clinical histories, lung function and imaging are reviewed with the thoracic surgical team.
Breathe Easy support group
Making friends is important for people living with lung disease and Breathe Easy
provides a good opportunity for that to happen. The group provides
informal, friendly discussions in a supportive atmosphere for local
residents living with chronic lung conditions, and their carers.
Singing for Breathing workshops
The Singing for Breathing programme offers physiotherapeutic support for
respiratory conditions through informal workshops that teach
participants to improve breath control. Open to all respiratory patients
at the Trust.
