The respiratory nursing services cares for people with long term respiratory conditions such as asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis and interstitial lung disease. We work both in the hospital and in the community.
Our aim is to help people learn how to manage their lung condition and to keep people out of hospital. If you do end up being admitted we try and facilitate early discharge from hospital with timely follow-ups in the community, either in our clinic or at home , if you are unable to leave the house.
We are experienced in helping people manage their long-term condition and can help with symptoms such as breathlessness, wheeze or cough.
We provide a 7-day service, covering the hours of 9am-5pm each day. We have a telephone line with an answer machine and do try and get back to people on the same day. We are not an emergency service and cannot offer same day appointments.
We also run the home oxygen service for the Harrogate and Rural district area. This involves assessing people to see if oxygen is required/safe and the regular reviews of those people who have oxygen at home. These reviews can be done either in clinic or at home for those people that are housebound.
We work as part of a wider respiratory service which includes respiratory consultants, junior doctors, specialist physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
Within our team we also have a tobacco dependency advisor who works with inpatients who are current smokers to provide nicotine replacement therapies and support them in attempts to quit smoking.
Clinics
We run clinics at Harrogate Hospital, Ripon community hospital and Wetherby Health Centre. These clinics cover a range of chronic lung conditions including asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis and interstitial lung disease.
Location
We are based in Block D, Room 101, Harrogate Hospital
Key staff
Team leaders: Lana Hannant, Jo Nicholson
Respiratory Nurse Specialists: Charlotte Lee, Danielle Clark, Eleanor Jones, Mel Scott, Claire Broadbent, Dara Gibbons
Tobacco Dependency Advisor: Frances Gillett
Administrative support: Martin Gatenby