Service Description
The Paediatric Allergy service at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary offers a comprehensive service for children with all kinds of allergies, including foods, dusts, pets and pollens and antibiotic allergy. The Paediatric Allergy team (specialist doctors and nurses and our paediatric dietitians) also care for children with related problems of urticaria, angioedema and anaphylaxis as well as those with atopic conditions such as eczema, asthma and rhinitis.
Services Available at this Centre
ROUTINE ALLERGY MANAGEMENT
- skin prick testing
- blood (IgE and component) testing
- dietitian support
- adrenaline auto-injector training
- food challenges
- allergy management planning for home and schools
SPECIALIST EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT
- antibiotic challenges
Staff
Doctors
Dr Shirley Castille
Dr Asha Ghattamaneni
Dr Tin Win
Nurses
Kathryn Kennedy
Rachel Turner
Administrators and secretarial staff
Gill Gannon
Contact Details
- 01942 822865
- gill.gannon@wwl.nhs.uk
- Department of Paediatrics
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
Wigan Lane
Wigan
WN1 2NNUnited Kingdom