Infectious diseases
Contact
- Outpatients appointments
- 020 3313 5000
- General Enquiries
- 020 3313 3222
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We provide infectious diseases, microbiology, virology and infection control services at Charing Cross, Hammersmith, and St Mary’s hospitals.
Our inpatient unit is based on Rodney Porter ward at St Mary’s hospital and provides specialist care for patients with infections, including those requiring isolation.
The microbiology and virology laboratories, operated by North West London Pathology, are located at Charing Cross Hospital.
Our clinical microbiology team provide clinical oversight for the microbiology laboratory and provide infection advice to clinical teams across all three hospital sites.
Our infectious diseases team manage inpatients on the infectious diseases ward, provide specialist infection opinions for patients admitted under other clinical teams and operate outpatient clinics across all three hospital sites.
Our virology team provide clinical oversight for the virology laboratory and provide clinical advice across all three hospital sites.
Our outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) team, based at St Mary’s and Charing Cross hospitals, manage the delivery of intravenous antibiotics to patients who are medically stable, within their own homes.
Our infection prevention and control (IPC) team works alongside clinical teams to develop and implement strategies to improve the quality of patient care within the organisation.
We have strong links with Imperial College London, with many of our clinicians being academics at the college.
Clinics
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
Meet the team
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
Patient information
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.
Refer to this service
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.
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