Birmingham Chest Clinic

The following services are offered to patients at the Chest Clinic. Additional information about these comprehensive services is available in each section.

• Allergy Services
• Chest X-Ray Service
• General Lung Disease
• Rapid Access for suspected Lung Cancer
• Occupational Lung Disease
• Sexual Health
• Thoracic Surgery
• Tuberculosis (TB)

For an appointment you will need a referral letter sent to the Birmingham Chest Clinic by your GP. The occupational clinic also accepts referrals from the head of your occupational health service, whether this is a doctor or nurse. Once the letter is received you will be sent an appointment by post. If you move please let the clinic know straight away on 0121 424 1950.

A translation service for Gujerati, Punjabi, Hindi & Urdu is usually available, please let us know beforehand if translation is required.

When contacting a particular ward or department you should always use the direct dial numbers listed on this page. When dialling from outside Birmingham please dial (0121) first then the relevant number listed below.

Travelling by car

Birmingham Chest Clinic is based on Great Charles Street between Newhall Street and Summer Row in Birmingham City Centre. Patients coming by road can be dropped off at the front of the clinic. The nearest car parks are in Cambridge Street and Newhall Street.

Travelling by train

For those who can walk at a steady pace, it is about 10 minutes from New Street station (uphill), and a little closer from Snow Hill station. For more information on train travel please see the links below to help you plan your journey or find out timetables:

Centro | Railtrack | the trainline.com

Travelling by bus or coach

For more information on bus time tables and journey planning click here to visit the Travel West Midlands website…

For more information on coach travel please click here to visit the National Express website…

Internet Links

Pneumoconiosis Etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979

Department for Work and Pensions Guides for sick, injured and disabled people and their carers

British Lung Foundation Publications

INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES First Steps patient information

PATIENT INFORMATION FOR IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS

Treatment for Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis patient info BHH

Other Publications

Workers Compensation Scheme edited

Shieldform

Shieldconsent

Records_consent

Metacholine_request_form

MEDICAL PROBLEMS FROM ASBESTOS EXPOSURE

Ill or disabled because of a disease or deafness caused by work?

Disabled because of an accident at work?

Ill or disabled because of working with asbestos in your job?

Industrial Benefits Guide

Occupational Asthma

Epworth Sleepiness Scale

Cough questionnaire

Nijmegen Questionnaire

Some of the documents above are in PDF format. You might need Acrobat Reader to view them.