Respiratory medicine

Respiratory medicine is a large department at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, and concerns the investigation and management of lung disease.

The Respiratory Medicine team supports:

Inpatient services – Wards 21 (RSU), 43 and 44.
Outpatient clinics at King’s Mill and Newark Hospital.

We manage various conditions, including:

Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Lung cancer
Interstitial lung disease / pulmonary fibrosis
Pneumonia
Pulmonary embolism
Bronchiectasis
Tuberculosis
Pleural disease (pleural effusion and pneumothorax)
Sleep disordered breathing (including obstructive sleep apnoea).

We provide cardiorespiratory investigations through our dedicated physiology team, including lung function testing and cardiopulmonary exercise testing, as well as sleep studies and support for people using CPAP and NIV machines.

We also perform procedures including bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, and lung biopsies.

We have close links with other departments, including:

The Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotics (OPAT) team
The Tobacco Dependence team
Thoracic Oncology and Thoracic Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals
Regional Multi-disciplinary Team meetings (MDTs) for Severe Asthma and Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD).

Important information for patients

Most outpatient clinics are located at Clinic 15, level 4, King’s Mill Hospital. This can be accessed via the main lifts. It can be a long walk if you are very breathless.

Cardiorespiratory investigations take place in Clinic 4, in the King's Treatment Centre (KTC), opposite Daffodil Café.

Bronchoscopies take place in Endoscopy, off the KTC.

The Pleural clinics and procedures, including thoracoscopy, take place in Medical Day Case Unit, next to Clinic 15, level 4.

Outpatients clinics at Newark Hospital take place in main outpatients.

Most other investigations take place in the KTC; blood tests (Clinic 3), ECG (Clinic 5) and x-rays (opposite Clinic 1).

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