Our clinical service, the Occupational Lung Disease service, is part of the Royal Brompton Hospital, a hospital specialising in lung and heart diseases. We have been here for more than 40 years, making us the one of the busiest and longest-established clinics of this type in Europe.
Our clinic is for people who have/may have:
- a lung condition caused by their work,
- a lung condition that is making it difficult to work or to find work,
- breathing difficulties related to the workplace, or the wider environment outside work.
We use a variety of tests to investigate signs and symptoms of occupational lung disease, listed below.
NHS clinic
We run a weekly NHS outpatients clinic every Monday afternoon on occupational lung disease. We accept referrals from any healthcare professional - read more about how to refer.
We can see patients either face-to-face or virtually (telephone or video call), depending on clinical need and patient preference. Face-to-face appointments take place at the outpatients department at the Royal Brompton Hospital. We may perform a variety of assessments during clinic appointments such as those below - read more about how clinic appointments are structured.
- Assessments by our clinical team
- Lung function tests, including spirometry and FeNO
- Imaging, such as chest x-rays and CT scans
- Peak flow monitoring
- Skin prick testing
- Specific IgE testing
- Beryllium testing (BeLPT) by our associated laboratory
- Occupational challenge testing (inpatient admission only)
Clinical team:
- Professor Joanna Szram (Consultant)
- Dr Johanna Feary (Consultant)
- Dr Patrick Howlett (Registrar)
- Tamanna Kabir (Clinical Nurse Specialist)
