Clinic summary
Harefield Hospital respiratory rapid response clinic is a consultant-led multidisciplinary one-stop service that aims to rapidly treat exacerbation of chronic respiratory disease to prevent clinical deterioration and need for acute hospitalisation. Patients will be seen by a senior respiratory doctor and appropriate cardiopulmonary investigations performed. If necessary, changes in medication, appropriate prescription of oxygen, initiation of nebulisers, and chest physiotherapy can be provided in a one-stop clinic.
Clinic days
Tuesdays and Fridays
Clinical lead and clinical team
- Dr William Man
- Dr Shirmila Withana
- Sharyl James
- Melanie Curtis
Who should be referred?
Patients must be current or past patients known to Harefield Hospital's respiratory medicine or pulmonary rehabilitation teams with a clinical deterioration in their chronic respiratory disease. Patients requiring urgent acute hospital management should not be referred to this clinic.
Referral process
Phone: +44 (0)1895 823 737 Ask for bleep 6434 for the specialist physiotherapist, or ask to speak to the respiratory registrar to discuss your patient.