Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Royal Brompton Hospital, London and National Heart and Lung Institute (Imperial College)

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London

Information for Patients

The Occupational Lung Disease clinic at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London is one of the longest-established and largest of its kind in Europe. The clinic takes place every Monday afternoon, and has the backing of a large and well-equipped Lung Function Department.

If you are being referred to us with Asthma, you may find the leaflet Asthma and Work useful — it describes our clinic and what tests you can expect when you visit us for the first time.

Other leaflets you may find useful:

Occupational Asthma — a leaflet for those who have just been diagnosed
Latex Allergy — a leaflet describing latex allergy and how to deal with it
Asbestos-related disease
Mesothelioma
Occupational Inhalation Testing

Referral to our clinic

Referrals to us are usually made by your Occupational Health doctor, your GP or another hospital doctor. A first visit to the clinic may take up to 2 hours, so please allow plenty of time. This is because you may need to undergo several diagnostic tests, including a chest X-ray. We prefer you to withhold inhaler treatment on the day of your first appointment, and to hold anti-histamine treatments for 7 days ahead of your appointment if possible. If you need any advice about this, please contact our Clinical Secretary on tel 020 7351 8341; fax 020 7351 8336.

If you have any feedback or suggestions about how we can improve our service, please let us know.