The respiratory service, now part of the Waltham Forest adult community health service, is a specialist service which supports and manages patients over the age of 18 with chronic respiratory conditions. The team is nurse-led with medical input to support the service.

The service provides:

• diagnosis, management and care for patients in a community or home setting
• support to patients with chronic respiratory conditions
• help for patients with chronic respiratory conditions to enable them to self manage their condition
• oxygen assessments
• nebuliser assessments
• pulmonary rehabilitation programmes

Contact our service in Waltham Forest

Respiratory team
Jane Atkinson Health and Wellbeing Centre (Thorpe Coombe Hospital site)
714 Forest Road Walthamstow
E17 3HP

Hawkwell Court
34 Colvin Gardens 
Chingford 
E4 6PF

Tel: 0300 300 1710
Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Referrals

Referrals will be accepted by faxing or posting the referral form direct to service. Whipps Cross Hospital in patient referrals are made via contact with the supported discharge team.

For referrals to our adult community health services, click on the form to the right of this page.