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Respiratory medicine
Our Respiratory Department offers inpatient and outpatient care at Epsom and St Helier hospital sites for patients with Respiratory conditions. We provide diagnostic, treatment and management support for many Respiratory conditions such as Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Cancer, Pleural diseases, and Tuberculosis (TB) and support Long-COVID pathways. We hold excellent links to tertiary centres at The Royal Marsden Hospital, St George’s Hospital, The Royal Brompton, Queen Victoria Hospital and Guys & St Thomas’ Hospital.
We are actively involved in integrated care partnerships with GPs, community-based nurses, physiotherapists, social prescribers and allied health professionals to better support our treatment and management of patients with long-term conditions improving access and care closer to home.
We have a highly skilled team of professionals, including Respiratory Consultant Physicians, Specialty Doctors, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physiologist, Physician Associates and Clinical Nurse Specialists in Lung Cancer which enable the Service to support sub-speciality areas with focus and supports pathway development in key areas.
Opening hours
Epsom and St Helier hospitals: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Contact details
For appointment queries, please contact 020 8296 2968
You can also contact the team at St Helier on 020 8296 2401/ esth.respiratoryPODSTH@nhs.net
You can also contact the team at Epsom on 01372 735 293/ esth.respiratoryPODEGH@nhs.net
For TB advice and queries please contact the TB team on 020 8296 3254
Location
All clinics are held at the locations below. Please check your appointment letter and make a note of which location your appointment is booked for.
Clinics are by appointment only.
St Helier Hospital
Powell, Davis, Springall annexe and Springall units, Ground floor, F block (Ferguson House)
- See St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children for information to help you plan your journey.
- St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children site map [pdf] 1MB
Epsom Hospital
Oaks Suite, Ground floor, A block (Headley Wing)Clinics are held daily.
Meet the team
Consultants
Dr Shakil Rahman, Respiratory Consultant Physician (special interest in ILD and Sub-Dean SGUL) – Clinical Lead for Respiratory Department
Dr Praveen Molanguri, Respiratory Consultant Physician (special interest in ILD and non-invasive ventilation)
Dr Jonathan Ratoff, Respiratory Consultant Physician (special interest Pleural Disease, Lung Cancer and TB) – Clinical Director for Specialist Medicine
Dr Claire Wells, Respiratory Consultant Physician (special interest Pleural Disease and Lung Cancer) – Clinical Lead for Lung Cancer
Dr Tsvetana Getsova – Respiratory Consultant Physician
Dr Susanna Ng – Locum Respiratory Consultant Physician
Dr Ranjit Pagonda – Locum Respiratory Consultant Physician
Dr Rebecca Lawrence - Specialty Doctor in Respiratory Medicine
Dr Jian Khoo – Specialty Doctor in Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialists
We have a team of Clinical Nurse Specialists to support patients referred to the Service. Those colleagues act as a point of contact for patients and staff to support the timely and effective management of patient pathways through to diagnosis and treatment for different specialist conditions.
The team can be contacted via esth.respiratorypodegh@nhs.net/esth.respiratorypodsth@nhs.net & 01372 735 293/ 020 8296 2401
Angela Miers – Lead Nurse for Respiratory Services
Virginia Quirke – Associate Lead Nurse for Respiratory Services
Lung Cancer Nurse Specialists
The team can be contacted via esth.lung-oncologycns@nhs.net or 020 8296 2409
Faye Crathern - Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
Tollene Riley - Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
Charlotte McQuade – Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
Louise O'Connor - Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse
Tuberculosis Nurse Specialists
The team can be contacted via esth.tbservice@nhs.net or 0208 296 2401
Preseetha Jidesh
Deborah Caswell
Specialist Registrars, Hospital doctors and Medical students
As a teaching hospital, we have doctors who are undergoing their specialist training in Respiratory Medicine or General Medicine, as well as medical students from St George's Medical School, University of London. Sometimes medical students may be present during your appointment. Please tell the doctor or nurse in charge if you do not wish for a student to be present.
Referrals
Referral
Your GP, Practice Nurses or Hospital Consultant can refer you to the service. GPs and other clinicians can read more about referring to our services or can contact the service using the details below.
For our St Helier administration team please contact:
Tel: 020 8296 2401
For our Epsom administration team please contact:
Tel: 01372 735293
Lung Cancer Pathway
Lung (respiratory) cancer referral form (two-week rule)[docx] 60KB
Secondary Care Post-COVID Specialist Clinic
Secondary care Post-COVID Specialist MDT/Clinic[docx] 78KB
Sleep Disorders and Sleep Apnoea
Please note that Epsom and St Helier University Hospital Trust does not provide a Sleep Apnoea or Sleep disorder service. Please refer any patients for sleep apnoea or sleep disorders to the sleep services that are local to the patient. The two closest services are at St George's University Hospital Trust or at the Queen Victoria Hospital.
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