East Surrey Hospita: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday afternoons

Crawley Hospital: All day Monday, Thursday and Friday afternoons

Horsham Hospital: Wednesday afternoons

Caterham Dene Hospital: A nurse-led clinic on Thursday mornings with access to blood tests and X-raysFrom August there will be a consultant-led clinic on alternative Tuesdays

Specialist Respiratory Clinics

Dr Devi Acharya holds a specialist sleep and ventilation clinic on Thursday afternoons at East Surrey Hospital.

There are two bronchoscopy lists at East Surrey Hospital – Tuesday and Friday afternoons. This procedure is carried out under local anaesthetic to help diagnose some conditions of the airways and lungs.

Dr Bax holds a weekly specialist interstitial lung disease clinic and a twice monthly joint clinic with rheumatology colleagues for patients with connective tissue interstitial lung disease.

Dr Shotton holds a weekly TB clinic with support from specialist TB nurses and Mr Smelt, visiting thoracic surgeon from St George’s Hospital, holds  a weekly thoracic surgical clinic.

Dr Veni Ezhil, consultant oncologist, holds a weekly oncology clinic and there are fast track two week rule lung cancer clinics throughout the week.

Referrals

GPs can refer patients to the thoracic medicine department.

All GP Referral Letters, except those referred though the Choose & Book System or Two Week Rule method, should be sent direct to the Outpatient Booking Office, East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill RH1 5RH. Please do not send these direct to a consultant, medical secretary or any other department. You can of course make the actual outpatient referral letter out to a specific consultant. The Outpatient Booking Office is responsible for processing ALL referrals for outpatient appointments which then initiates the patient’s 18 week RTT status.

Outpatient Referrals made under the TWO WEEK RULE method should be faxed immediately to 01737 231733.