Chest and lungs

Chest and lungs service at ESNEFT

We diagnose and treat patients with chest and lung conditions including:

• lung cancer
• inflammatory conditions such as sarcoidosis
• chronic lung diseases such as COPD
• lung infections such as tuberculosis (TB)

In this department we also test and treat sleep apnoea.

For information about specific chest and lung conditions see the NHS Choices website (Opens in a new window).

When we receive your referral, we decide which tests and investigations you need.  We try to arrange for these tests to be performed before your clinic appointment so that we have all the information we need to make your treatment plan when we see you in clinic.

Please bring with you any inhalers that you use and a list of your current medications.

Colchester Hospital chest and lungs service

We see and treat patients at Colchester Hospital. Some treatments and surgery are carried out at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, the regional specialist centre in Basildon, or at the Royal Brompton in London.

Ipswich Hospital chest and lungs service

We see and treat patients at Ipswich Hospital. The Chest Clinic is in clinic H.

Clinic H – Chest Clinic Accessibility information from AccessAble (Opens in a new window)

Some treatments and surgery are carried out at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, or the Norfolk and Norwich.

If you need to stay in Ipswich Hospital, you will be admitted to Kirton Ward.

We also have a four-bed respiratory high dependency area known as ARCU (Acute Respiratory Care Unit). This unit provides extra help with breathing and oxygen when other treatments aren’t sufficient.

Clacton Community Diagnostic Centre

Diagnostic tests for lung conditions are performed at the Clacton Community Diagnostic Centre. The Diagnostic Centre entrance is to the left of the main foyer at Clacton Hospital.