Respiratory medicine
Referrals
GP referrals
All NHS GP referrals must be submitted using the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS). Referrals sent by email or post from NHS GPs will not be processed.
Non-GP referrals
Please email the relevant service to make a referral.
Two-week wait (2WW) referrals
GPs must use the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS). Other healthcare professionals can email a referral to [email protected].
Emergency referrals
Please email the relevant service to make a referral.
Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) referrals
Please complete the referral form and email it to us.. We only accept referral forms from consultants.
Advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) referrals
We accept referrals from respiratory consultants working in:
- south London
- Kent
- Surrey
- Sussex
To make a referral, please email us:
- a completed advanced COPD referral form
- recent pulmonary function tests, including spirometry, gas transfer and lung volumes
- a recent echocardiogram
- arterial blood gas (ABG) test results, if available
- 6 minute walk test (6MWT) results, if available
Please transfer any images to us using the image exchange portal.
We accept referrals from patients who:
- have emphysema on their CT scan
- have obstructive spirometry, forced expiratory volume (FEV1) of 15% to 50%
- have a total lung capacity (TLC) of less than 100%
- have a residual volume (RV) of less than 180%
- are 3 to 4 on the Medical Research Council (MRC) breathlessness scale
- are an ex-smoker
- have completed pulmonary rehabilitation in last 12 months
We do not accept referrals for patients with:
- significant pulmonary hypertension
- long-term oxygen therapy more than 4 litres
- recurrent infection exacerbations
- sputum volume of more than 60 mililitres a day
- significant bronchiectasis
Contact us
Asthma
Phone: 020 7188 5840
Email: [email protected]
Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
Phone: 020 7188 7188 ext 51660
Email: [email protected]
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Phone: 020 7188 5822
Email: [email protected]
Advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Email: [email protected]
General respiratory
Phone: 020 7188 5815
Email: [email protected]
Pleural
Phone: 020 7188 5822
Email: [email protected]
Tuberculosis (TB)
Email: [email protected]
Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
Email: [email protected]
Last updated: October 2023