Knowsley Community Respiratory Services

We provide community chronic obstructive pulmonary disease services in partnership with Knowsley Clinical Commissioning Group.

The key features of the service are:

Spirometry
Rapid response
Overnight advice line
Consultant clinics
Home oxygen service
Early supported discharge
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Chest physiotherapy
Psychology service

By running the consultant clinic alongside the diagnostic, respiratory nurse, physiotherapist and counselling services, every COPD patient will have access to investigations (spirometry, blood gas analysis) and a treatment plan on the same day. Each patient will be able to access the whole or any individual component of the service.

We involved patients during the tender process and in the design of the service to make sure we are meeting patinets’ needs.

Key benefits to Knowsley patients:

Building on what was previously available
Greater number of consultant clinics
Multi disciplinary care approach
Care all in one place
Rapid response team now contains physiotherapist
24 hour overnight helpline

For more information on the Knowsley Community COPD Service read our Service Guide.

Before your appointment

If you have any questions/concerns about your condition that you would like to discuss at your appointment these can be written down in advance on our COPD Question Sheet.

Services at a glance

We believe that through innovation, we will improve the services provided to Knowsley patients, thereby improving their quality of life.

For more information please contact:

Sharon Faulkner, Lead Nurse - Knowsley Community Services

Onnor Hampson, Matron - Knowsley Community Respiratory Service

Tel: 0151 600 1274

The Psychology Service includes a Clinical Psychologist and Counsellor who support patients to manage the psychological and emotional aspects of living with a respiratory condition.
Usually, a member of the Psychology service meets the patient for an assessment to understand the patient’s current concerns, circumstances and hopes for their future. After the assessment, the patient may be seen for individual sessions.
Occasionally it may be helpful to involve other members of the team to help solve problems, but this will be agreed with the patient first.

Pulmonary rehabilitation will be made available to all appropriate patients with COPD. Referral for pulmonary rehabilitation will be received from consultants, respiratory nurses, GPs, community matrons, and district nurses. A respiratory physiotherapist in the clinic will ensure that patients understand the benefits and have immediate access to pulmonary rehabilitation. They will explain the individualised programme that patients will be able to begin, with times, locations and lifestyle programmes.

One of the key benefits of the service is that we have more than 5,000 clinic appointments throughout Knowsley. A consultant will be present at the clinic 52 weeks a year. Our aim will be not only to identify undiagnosed COPD patients in the community, but continue to manage the existing patients. They will be actively identified and invited to attend the consultant led clinic. A management plan will be produced in exactly the same way as for the new patients and this will be sent back to the GP within 48 hours.

Knowsley Community Respiratory Services

Psychology Service

Diagnostic Team

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Rapid response team (RRT)

Improved management of existing COPD patients

Reducing emergency admissions