Infectious diseases

Infectious diseases and tuberculosis clinic at Charing Cross Hospital

Address

5 North Outpatient Clinic
Fifth Floor
Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
London W6 8RF

Hours

09.00 to 13.00, every Wednesday

Contact information

Phone: 020 3313 5000

Additional information

This clinic is run by Dr Frances Sanderson

Infectious diseases and tuberculosis clinic at Hammersmith Hospital

Address

Main Outpatients Clinic
Hammersmith Hospital
Du Cane Road
London W12 0HS

Hours

14.00 to 17.00, every Monday

Contact information

Phone: 020 3313 5000

Additional information

This clinic is run by Professor Carlton Evans and Professor Shiranee Sriskandan.

HIV/Hepatitis co-infection clinic at St Mary’s Hospital

Address

Jefferiss Wing
St Mary’s Hospital
Praed Street
London W2 1NY

Hours

14.00 to 17.00, Tuesdays and Thursdays

Contact information

Phone: 020 3312 1560

Additional information

This clinic is run by Dr Janice Main and Dr Graham Cooke.

General infectious diseases and hepatitis clinic at St Charles Hospital

Address

Outpatients Department
St Charles Hospital
Exmoor Street
London W10 6DZ

Contact information

Phone: 020 8962 4262

Additional information

This clinic is run by Dr Janice Main

Acute medicine infection review at Hammersmith Hospital

Address

Specialist Medicine Assessment Centre
Ground Floor
Hammersmith Hospital
Du Cane Road
London W12 0HS

Dr Aula Abbara 

Dr Alexander Aiken  

Professor Darius Armstrong-James  

Dr Maddalena Cerrone  

Professor Christopher Chiu 

Professor Graham Cooke  

Dr Frances Davies  

Dr Chris Eades

Dr Muhammed Ebrahimsa  

Dr Anan Ghazy  

Professor Mark Gilchrist  

Dr James Millard  

Dr David Muir  

Dr Tom Parks  

Dr Melanie Pathiraja  

Dr Daniela Pires  

Dr Paul Randell  

Dr Dunisha Samarasinghe  

Dr Frances Sanderson  

Professor Shiranee Sriskandan

Before your appointment

Patients generally receive outpatient appointments within four weeks of referral. You are welcome to bring a relative or close friend with you to your appointment. You are also welcome to ask for a chaperone and we will endeavour to provide one for you.

Please bring a list of any medications you are taking as well as a list of vaccinations you’ve received.

During your appointment

Please note that we are a teaching hospital, so medical students may be present for some appointments. If you do not wish to have them in the room please let the nurse or doctor know and the students will be asked to step outside.

You can expect your appointment to take 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the complexities of your medical history and symptoms. You will be reviewed by an infection specialist and may have some tests carried out. If you are suspected as having tuberculosis you will also be reviewed in the clinic by the TB nursing service.

You may need to have some tests carried out. These may include x-rays, more detailed scans, blood tests, and stool, urine and sputum analysis.

After your appointment

After your appointment, you will be informed about the results of any tests or investigations. You may receive your results earlier than your follow-up appointment if the results are not within the normal range.

You may have one or two follow-up appointments depending on how well you respond to treatment. After those appointments, your GP will oversee the management of your care. 

GP

Please use NHS e-Referrals to refer a patient to our infectious diseases service.

If you are referring a patient with a productive cough or urinary tract infection, please email details of any recent microbiology investigation report (positive or negative) together with your referral letter.

Please provide patients with a specimen pot and advise patients a sputum/urine sample is required on the morning of their hospital appointment. For patients with a productive cough, we recommend the GP arrange a chest x-ray prior to clinic attendance.

For urgent referrals, please contact the duty microbiologist/ID consultant via hospital switchboard.