Asthma advice

Athletes need to prove they have a clinical need to use an asthma inhaler that contains formoterol (when more than 36 micrograms over 24 hours is used), salbutamol (when more than 1600 micrograms over 24 hours is used) or terbutaline (any use).

This includes lung function test results, which a prescribing medical practitioner may not be able to offer. Where this is the case, athletes can contact one of the specialist screening centres listed below. Athletes are also encouraged to contact their National Governing Body for further assistance.

Specialist asthma screening centres:

England

Location: Hinchingbrooke Hospital Treatment Centre, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Contact: Kelly Backler – Lead Respiratory Physiologist
Phone: 01480 428989
Email: Kelly.backler@hinchingbrooke.nhs.uk

Location: James Cook University Hospital , Middlesbrough , Teesside
Contact: Dr Patrick D Dissmann
Phone: 07764 853676
Email: DoctorDissmann@aol.com

Location: Leeds Metropolitan University
Contact: Dr John Dickinson
Phone: 07912 038415
Leeds Met Phone: 01138 129393
Email: john.dickinson@rocketmail.com

Location: Loughborough University
Contact: Dr Martin Lindley
Email: M.R.Lindley@lboro.ac.uk

Location: Northumbria University
Contact: Dr Les Ansley
Website: www.sportasthma.co.uk
Phone: 07999 418 119
Email: les.ansley@sportasthma.co.uk

London

Location: Queen Anne Street Medical Centre, 18-22 Queen Anne Street, London, W1G 8HU
Contact: Andy Eaton
Phone: 020 7034 3301
Email: andy.eaton@qasmc.com

Location: Wimbledon Clinics, The Lodge, Parkside Hospital, London, SW19 5NX
Contact: Dr Les Ansley
Website: www.sportasthma.co.uk
Phone: 07999 418 119
Email: les.ansley@sportasthma.co.uk

Location: Brunel University
Contact 1: Dr Pascale Kippelen
Contact 2: Professor Alison McConnell
Phone: 01895 267649
Email: asthma.screening@brunel.ac.uk

Location: North West London (postcode: NW5 2JW) and Luton (postcode: LU5 6HD)
Contact: Dr Greg Moon
Phone: 07970 379 870
Email: flyingdoctor@btinternet.com

 

Ireland

Location: Regency Medical Centre                                                                                                   2a Frederick Street, Newtownards, County Down,                                                                          Northern Ireland
Contact: Dr Michael Webb
Phone:07599 323483
Email: webbm@doctors.org.uk

 

Scotland

Location: Dundee University (Facilities in both Dundee & Perth )
Contact: Professor Brian Lipworth (Asthma & Allergy Research Group)
Phone: 01382 496 440
Email: respiratoryfellows@dundee.ac.uk

Location: Hawkhill Medical Centre, 215 Hawkhill, Dundee, DD1 5LA
Contact: Dr Alan Dawson
Phone: 07966 300983
Email: alanjdawson@sky.com

Location: Sportsactive, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
Contact: Liz Flynn
Phone: 0131 451 8440
Email: sportsactivetrc@hw.ac.uk

 

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