Updated in Nov 2023 University College London Hospitals comprises 7 sites around Bloomsbury. The Respiratory department is predominantly based at University College Hospital. The Respiratory Department comprises 17 consultants. Dr Rónan Astin is the Clinical Lead. UCLH Respiratory is a tertiary ILD centre, a specialist Cancer and interventional bronchoscopy centre, a specialist neuromuscular ventilation centre, … Continue reading
The Royal London Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Whitechapel. It is part of Barts Health NHS Trust. The Royal London provides district general hospital services for the City and Tower Hamlets and specialist tertiary care services for patients from across London and elsewhere. There are 675 beds in the new building which opened in February … Continue reading
In late October we met at UCLH for a day dedicated to ILD. Thank you to Dr Joanna Porter for putting on such an engaging and relevant programme, and for inviting excellent external speakers. And well done to Alex Mackay for live tweeting the day. Liver failure We started the day in slightly unfamiliar territory, below the … Continue reading
In May we met at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead for a day of alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT), VQ-SPECT, safe sedation in Bronchoscopy, invasive fungal disease and business cases. Many thanks for James Goldring for organising a great day. Before the main sessions, we began the day with an introduction from Dr John Hurst, and an update on the London … Continue reading
In April we convened at the North Middlesex Hospital for a diverse day of all things from immunohistochemistry to writing a business case via IGRA testing and interventional bronchoscopy. Interesting facts about the North Middlesex Hospital: The North Middlesex Hospital began life as a workhouse in 1842, built by the Edmonton Board of Guardians. Every day, on average, … Continue reading