Children's sleep service

Our sleep service offers comprehensive assessment of children with a range of sleep disorders including:

• Obstructive sleep apnoea
• Central sleep apnoea / hypoventilation
• Nocturnal hypoxaemia
• Narcolepsy / hypersomnolence
• Restless leg syndrome / Periodic limb movements in sleep
• Circadian rhythm disorders
• Insomnia-related disorders
• Parasomnias

Professor Habibi holds new and follow-up consultation clinics for those children that would benefit from them.

We offer the following diagnostic sleep studies for the investigation of the above conditions:

• Cardiorespiratory sleep study (either at home or in hospital)
• Polysomnography
• Multiple sleep latency test
• Actigraphy
• Nocturnal oxygen therapy assessment
• CPAP / NIV assessment

A variety of treatments are available depending on the nature and severity of the sleep disorder diagnosed. Certain sleep-related breathing disorders may require ENT surgical intervention or CPAP/NIV therapy. Disorders related to the sleep/wake cycle may require specialist medications or behavioural intervention therapy.

Further online resources

• British Sleep Society

Clinics

Contact the children's sleep service team at St Mary's Hospital.

Sleep administrative team and bookings department

If you need to speak to someone about your child’s sleep study booking, including cancelling, changing or booking an appointment, please contact the sleep study co-ordinator:

Phone: 07881 851 536  (Monday – Friday 09:00 - 17.00)

Email: imperial.paediatric_sleepreferrals@nhs.net


Sleep physiology team

If you have any queries related to your child’s upcoming sleep study one of our physiologists would be happy to try and answer any questions

Phone: 0203 312 27903

Address

Paediatric Outpatients
Hammersmith Hospital
Ground Floor
D Block South
Du Cane Road
London
W12 0NY

Meet the team

Our children's sleep service is managed by a team of specialists.

Consultants

Professor Parviz Habibi

Clinical physiologists

Cal McLean – principal clinical scientist (paediatric sleep and respiratory physiology)

Ana Costa – lead paediatric sleep and respiratory physiologist

Zachary Jones – senior paediatric sleep and respiratory physiologist

Dayanthpriya Polenthirarajah - paediatric sleep and respiratory physiologist

Emmanuella Igeze – assistant sleep physiologist

Jose Alvaro Condat - assistant sleep physiologist

Administrative staff

Michael Kanyike – paediatric sleep studies and MRI coordinator

Eleanora De La Cruz - team lead medical secretary in paediatric ENT and respiratory

Patient information

Find out what to expect when you come to hospital for your child's sleep service appointment.

Before your appointment

The waiting time for an appointment for a sleep study is usually up to six weeks. We can see urgent cases sooner. Appointments for clinics will usually be sent to you by post. Any appointments for your child to come in for an overnight sleep study will be made by our administrator who will call you to agree a mutually convenient time.

Please remember to bring your child’s red book with you. Also, please remember to check the appointment letter for anything specific that you have been asked to bring on the day.
When you arrive you will be asked to provide:

• your full address and telephone number(s)
• your child’s appointment card and appointment letter
• your child’s GP’s name and address
• a list of questions you may want to ask the consultant

Please make sure you have this information prepared in advance.

If you require the service of an interpreter for the clinic or on the night of the sleep study, please call our administrator to arrange this on 020 3312 1377.

During your appointment

When you arrive at the hospital, please go to the paediatric outpatient on the sixth floor of the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) building at St Mary’s Hospital.

During your appointment a consultant will take your child’s medical history and ask you to complete a questionnaire. They will explain what the sleep study is and attach sensors on your child. 

After your appointment

Sleep study reports are usually produced within two weeks. A follow-up appointment with a specialist is often required. This could be with the sleep clinic, ear nose and throat (ENT) team, the respiratory clinic, the allergy clinic, neurology or psychiatry.

Watch this video on how to set up your child's sleep study at home

Patient information leaflets:

• Actigraphy and sleep diary appointment information 
• Home sleep study appointment information
• Inpatient sleep study appointment information
• Lung function appointment information
• Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) appointment information

Referrals

Find out how to refer patients to our children's sleep service.

GP referrals

Referrals to our Children’s sleep service should be made through NHS e-Referrals to the following service:
Paediatrics|Paediatric respiratory sleep TRIAGE|St Mary’s|Imperial NHS trust|RYJ

External referrals

Please address referral to ‘Professor Habibi’ and sent to the following email: imperial.paediatric_sleepreferrals@nhs.net (please note there is an _ between paediatric and sleepreferrals)