Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Services

Meet the team

Consultants

Click on a consultant to see more information.

Specialist Registrars:

Dr H Elbashir, Immunology Specialist Registrar

Dr E Forouzanfar, Immunology Specialist Registrar

Specialist Nurses

Ms Kathryn Haworth

Ms Margarida Nicolaiu

Ms Loveness Kusaloka

Secretaries

Mrs Rebecca Brierley

Mrs Donna Hutt

Mrs Rosemary Hughes

Miss Julie Catlow

Business Manager

April Hoodless

Services Offered

Allergy Services

The Allergy team provides services for the following conditions:

Seasonal Rhinitis (hay fever)
Rhinitis due to dust mites, pets, or other allergies
Hives/Urticaria
Allergic swelling (Angioedema)
Food allergy (immediate type, like a peanut allergy)
Antibiotic and other drug allergies
Anaesthetic allergies
Bee or wasp sting allergies
Latex allergy
Anaphylaxis

Clinical Immunology Services

Our Clinical Immunology Services offer diagnoses and treatments for a range of immunological conditions.

Diagnosis and treatment of patients with Primary Antibody Deficiency and C1 Inhibitor Deficiency (both hereditary and acquired)
A home therapy training programme for Subcutaneous and Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Immunodeficiency, C1 Inhibitor Replacement Therapy, and/or Icatibant Therapy for Hereditary Angioedema
The investigation of patients with suspected immune deficiency, recurrent infections and other immunological conditions (complement deficiency, combined immunodeficiency, and Di George Syndrome)

Our Clinics

Allergy clinics

Adult allergy clinics
Challenge clinic day case for drug allergy and food allergy provocation testing
Adult allergy follow-up
Desensitisation treatment/Immunotherapy
Anaphylaxis and adrenaline autoinjector education

Clinical Immunology clinics

Immunodeficiency clinics
Immunoglobulin infusions
Self-infusion training for immunoglobulin replacement therapy
Self-injectable medication training for Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) treatments

Please note that some of our outpatient clinics are currently being held through Virtual platforms (telephone and video clinics)

Referral Pathways and Guidance

Food Allergy

NSAID Exacerbated Respiratory Disease and Aspirin Desensitisation

NWACIN Rhinoconjunctivitis primary care pathway

Urticaria

If you would like to refer a patient with a suspected anaesthetic anaphylaxis, please also fill in the below form with your accompanying letter. Ideally this form needs to be filled out by the Anaesthetist who was involved, when the suspected allergic reaction occurred.

NAP6 PERIOPERATIVE ANAPHYLAXIS ALLERGY CLINIC REFERRAL FORM

How to refer to our service

General Practitioners can refer through the Choose and Book system.
Referrals letters from the hospital may be addressed directly to one of the consultants for review.

Phone: 01772 522130

Postal address: Immunology, Pre-op corridor, Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood, Preston PR2 9HT

Allergy and Immunology Leaflets

Allergen Challenge Testing