Respiratory Medicine

The Department of Respiratory Medicine provides the full range of respiratory services for inpatient and outpatient care.

The unit comprises 28 beds and provides a bronchoscopy service with imaging facilities and a HDU (High Dependency Unit) for the management of patients with respiratory failure requiring non-invasive assisted ventilation (e.g. Bi-PAP and CPAP).

Procedures undertaken within the Department include bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound, laser photocoagulation, airway stent insertion and indwelling pleural catheter placement.

The Department provides an outpatient service for patients with severe chronic respiratory disorders including COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), asbestos and occupational lung diseases, lung cancer, pleural diseases, severe asthma, interstitial lung disease and the state adult cystic fibrosis service.

The Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre is the state centre which has been providing a multidisciplinary team approach to management of patients with cystic fibrosis since 1978.  The Centre has an ‘Open Door’ policy which allows for easy access for and early intervention.