Service Description
The paediatric allergy service at Wythenshawe Hospital 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. The team have direct links with the adult allergy service at the hospital.
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
- joint clinics with allergists running adult service
Staff
Doctors
Dr Naveen Rao
Nurses
Sarah Brooks
Dietetian
Diane Poulton
Administrators and secretarial staff
Gillian Harvey
Contact Details
- 0161 291 2266
- Department of Paediatrics, Wythenshawe Hospital
Southmoor Rd
Manchester
M23 9LTUnited Kingdom