Respiratory Service

The service is delivered by a multidisciplinary team (MDT) of specialist nurses, physiotherapists, assistant practitioners and healthcare support workers based at St. Stephen's Centre, Handsworth.

 

The aims of the service are to support diagnosis, recovery from exacerbations while ensuring our patients are supported to improve their self-management, reducing symptom burden, reducing likelihood of hospital admission and improving quality of life.

 

This is completed through:

• Direct Diagnostic Spirometry (DDS) and Fractional Exhaled Nitric oxide test (FENO): to support a respiratory diagnosis.
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR): to improve self-management and symptom burden.
• Domiciliary Home Visit Service: to support those returning from hospital and prevent future admissions.

Oxygen Services

Good Hope Hospital	Email: GHHOxygenteam@uhb.nhs.uk Telephone: Switchboard: 0121 424 2000 Respiratory Physiology Department and Oxygen Service: 0121 424 7229
Heartlands Hospital	Email: respiratorycns@uhb.nhs.uk Telephone: Switchboard: 0121 424 2000 Respiratory Physiology Department and Oxygen Service: 0121 424 3314
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital	Email: swb-tr.swbh-gm-ciu-reception@nhs.net Telephone: Switchboard: 0121 507 4000  Respiratory Physiology Department and Oxygen Service: 0121 507 4298
Queen Elizabeth Hospital	Email: 02nursereferrals@uhb.nhs.uk Telephone: Switchboard: 0121 371 2000 Respiratory Physiology Department and Oxygen Service: 0121 371 3870