Respiratory Facilities and Services

Facilities

We have a Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis Unit (RCFU) that provides improved access for respiratory and CF patients needing ad hoc reviews. We also have multi-disciplinary outpatient reviews for complex patients and overnight cardio-respiratory monitoring. There is a dedicated Ocean Ward facility for patients requiring long-term ventilation - this is a home-from-home environment with a sensory room and family-friendly facilities.

Diagnostic services

Our services include overnight oximetry, overnight sleep studies (cardio-respiratory monitoring), flexible bronchoscopy, specialist lung function tests (most of which are not performed elsewhere in the region), assessment/monitoring for non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and invasive ventilation, and allergy skin tests.

One-Stop Asthma Clinic

We now offer children within the Washwood Heath area access to our One-Stop Asthma Clinic based at Washwood Heath Health and Wellbeing Centre in East Birmingham. 

Your GP can refer your child to the clinic if they have the following symptoms: 

  • ongoing wheeziness
  • tightness around the chest
  • a cough lasting more than eight weeks
  • breathlessness lasting longer than six weeks
  • chest infections. 

They may: 

  • have suspected asthma
  • have been diagnosed with asthma but need more investigations
  • have undiagnosed asthma 

The benefits of this service are: 

  • a quicker diagnosis
  • a treatment plan given on the day
  • fewer trips to the doctor

Watch our video to find out more about what happens when you come to the clinic: 

For more information, please ask your GP.