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Respiratory Paediatrics

• regional cystic fibrosis centre
• sleep service (home study and inpatient work)
• non-invasive respiratory support service (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP))
• care of children with tracheostomies
• management of empyema (a collection of pus in the pleural cavity) of the lung and other respiratory infections
• management of asthma
• management of other respiratory illnesses
• investigation of respiratory problems

We provide respiratory support to the:

• Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
• cleft lip and palate service
• craniofacial service
• neuromuscular service
• ear, nose and throat (ENT)
• oncology
• cardiology

Outreach clinics are provided at:

• Stoke Mandeville
• Wycombe
• Wexham Park
• Heatherwood
• Northampton.

We also participate in a quarterly joint cleft palate clinic and a quarterly transitional clinic with the adult cystic fibrosis services based at the Churchill Hospital.

Find us and contact us

Paediatric respiratory services are based in the  Children's Hospital|, on the John Radcliffe site.

Initial contact with this service should be made via your GP.