Sleep breathing disorders – Ipswich Hospital service

Ipswich Hospital sleep breathing disorders service

Your GP will refer you to us for assessment and treatment.

We are a busy service and typically receive 25 new referrals each week from GP practices.

Your sleep study referral

• Your GP or a hospital consultant refers you to us for a diagnostic sleep study
• We accept the referral
• A member of the appointments team will contact you to arrange an overnight Sleep Study
• You have a diagnostic Sleep Study appointment
• At this appointment you will be issued with equipment that will allow you to undertake the sleep study at home.

Diagnosis

Your sleep study will be reviewed by a respiratory consultant.  We will send a report to your GP.

If the test shows no evidence of sleep apnoea, your GP will let you know the result.

If the test shows sleep apnoea, we will arrange a telephone clinic appointment to discuss the results and treatment options with a sleep specialist.

Treatment options

If you are a candidate for CPAP treatment you will have an appointment arranged through our secretary to collect the CPAP equipment. We will show you how to set up the equipment at home.

If you are a candidate for another type of treatment this will be discussed with you during the consultant’s telephone clinic.

CPAP consumables

For the annual renewal of CPAP consumables (Masks, tubes, filters, or humidification chambers) please contact 01473 704 564. You will need to provide the make, model and size of mask needed, or any other equipment required.

Or choose from the options below to request support or consumables

If you have an issue with your CPAP device, fill in this form (Opens in a new window)

To request consumables for your CPAP device, please fill in this form (Opens in a new window)