Matron
Paul Lidgate
Respiratory medicine is located on the second floor of Fulham wing (South Block) at Royal Brompton Hospital. The department has a worldwide reputation for its clinical and academic achievements, as well as its friendly atmosphere.
We are committed to providing the highest quality of care to patients suffering from all forms of lung disease using the most up-to-date equipment and purpose-built facilities.
The speciality is wide and diverse and provides excellent opportunities for individual career development. We provide a focus for the nursing care of patients using clinically based research practice. Our areas of expertise cover:
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infection
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difficult asthma and occupational asthma.
Our medical team is led by worldwide eminent consultants who are leaders in all the diseases of the chest. Our multidisciplinary team works in partnership with the nurse consultant, clinical nurse specialists, physiotherapists, scientists and technicians. This provides great opportunities for developing a first-class service.
For nurses interested in joining our team, we can provide you with excellent clinical training and experience, and first-class nurse colleagues to work with you. We hope that you will share with us your knowledge and expertise, so we may all develop together. We aim to equip you with the detailed understanding and clinical competence in up-to-date respiratory practice to ensure patients receive the very best quality of care.