Community Respiratory Team

General introduction

The Community Respiratory Team provide specialist assessment and management for patients with chronic lung disease.

This includes patients with:

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including emphysema, chronic bronchitis and fixed airways disease
bronchiectasis
pulmonary fibrosis
non‑acute asthma (clinic only)

Services we provide:

Acute Respiratory Infection Virtual Ward (VW)
prevention of admission / admission avoidance for patients with chronic lung disease
symptom management
optimisation of treatment
advanced clinical practitioner clinic
oxygen clinics - long term and ambulatory oxygen assessments
respiratory nurse led clinics for non-acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) / asthma management

How to access this service

We cover Warrington and Halton areas, including Widnes and Runcorn.

Referrals are accepted for people registered with a GP in the Warrington and Halton area who experience/are:

regular worsening of their condition
at risk of hospitalisation when acutely unwell
uncontrolled breathlessness
difficulty clearing their chest
requiring oxygen assessment, or
would benefit from optimisation of respiratory medicines.

Referrals can be made by a healthcare professional, including a GP, practice nurse, physiotherapist, consultant, advanced clinical practitioner or a member of our respiratory team.

Self‑referral is available following an initial referral from a healthcare professional for patients with a confirmed respiratory diagnosis (excluding asthma).

Opening hours

8:30am to 7:30pm, seven days a week, including weekends and bank holidays.

About the team

The Community Respiratory Team consists of: