Appointments

Your appointment

Your appointment may be:

• face-to-face
• by telephone
• by video

How to get an appointment

You can ask your GP or hospital doctor to refer you.

Changing or cancelling your appointment

Email: [email protected]

Guy's chest clinic: 020 7188 7188 ext 57686

St Thomas' chest clinic: 020 7188 5809

Please call the clinic where your appointment will be. If you miss your appointment

Before your appointment

Please bring a list of the medicines you take.

During your appointment

When you arrive to the chest clinic please check in at the reception desk. The receptionist will ask for your name and check your personal details are correct.

A nurse or nursing assistant may check your height and weight.

You may also need to:

• complete a breathing test called spirometry
• do some lung function tests
• have a chest X-ray
• have a CT scan

You may see a:

• doctor
• nurse
• pharmacist
• speech and language therapist
• physiotherapist
• dietician
• psychologist

We're a teaching hospital and sometimes students will be in the clinic to observe. We'll ask you if you're happy for them to be at your appointment. It won't affect your care if you prefer not to have them there.

After your appointment

After your appointment you may need to have a blood test in one of our procedure rooms.

We'll send a clinic letter to you and your GP.

We may also send you an appointment letter for a follow-up appointment.

If you need to contact us please use the contact details on the letters we send you.