Adults' Services
Lymphoedema Service
Covering Birmingham, Solihull and Sandwell, a team of clinical Nurse Specialists experienced in the prevention, treatment and management of lymphoedema.
About our service
The Lymphoedema Service consists of a team of clinical Nurse Specialists experienced in the prevention, treatment and management of Lymphoedema. Management and support is also provided for women with Lipoedema. The service, which covers all of Birmingham, Solihull and Sandwell, provides care for patients in a clinic environment, domiciliary visit or community hospital environment as deemed necessary.
Our vision
The Lymphoedema Service aims to ensure that every person at risk of or with Lymphoedema or Lipoedema receives a diagnosis, advice, support and optimum level of care.
What do we do?
- Identify people at risk of or with lymphoedema and lipoedema to ensure that patients receive high quality education and lifelong care.
- Empower people at risk of or with lymphoedema to take control of their condition.
- Work to agreed standards for comprehensive ongoing assessment, planning, education, advice, treatment and monitoring.
- Provide high quality clinical care for people with cellulitis.
- Provide compression garments for people with and where warranted at risk of lymphoedema.
- Refer any people at risk of or with lymphoedema for multi-agency support from health and social services when required.
- Work in partnership with other health care providers to ensure that all patients' needs are met.
How to refer
Referral to the service should be made by a health professional and uses an agreed standard for triaging referrals and allocating appointments.