Department/ Service
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Allergy
Description of Services
offered
The Allergy Clinic accepts referral for a wide variety of immediate-type allergic
reactions, including:
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Rhinitis
Food allergy
Drug reactions
Latex allergy
Anaesthetic reactions (general and local)
Anaphylaxis
Systemic reactions to bee/wasp stings
We also see patients with non-allergic urticaria and angioedema (including acquired or
hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency).
There is a monthly anaesthetic allergy clinic for patients who have had a reaction related
to general anaesthesia.
We do not see patients with food intolerance, or syndromes / symptoms that do not have
any established relationship to allergy (e.g. chronic fatigue, chemical sensitivity,
fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, weight loss, weight gain, migraine, etc.).
Generally, we do not see patients with eczema unless there is additional evidence of
immediate-type allergy.
Treatment and
Diagnosis
Type I allergy testing is done by a skin prick test. A small drop of allergen is placed on
the forearm. A lancet is then used to prick very lightly through the drop. After 15 minutes
if a small itchy lump appears the test is positive.
Immunotherapy (desensitisation) to aeroallergens and bee and wasp venom is carried out
at drop in sessions daily.
We do challenges to various foods, drinks and drugs.
Required Department
information
In order to book an appointment please write a referral letter to either Dr Dixon or Dr
Darroch or use the choose and book system
Dr Dixon
Sheena Hopkins (CNS)
(consultant allergist) 0151 282 6332
Contact
email/s:
Sheena.Hopkins@rlbuht.nhs.uk
Dr Darroch
(consultant clinical
immunologist)
Fiona Chew (CNS)
0151 282 6332
Fiona.Chew@rlbuht.nhs.uk
Suzanne.Grimshaw@rlbuht.nhs.uk
Suzanne Grimshaw
(secretary Dr Dixon)
0151 282 6583
Patricia Fife
(secretary Dr Darroch)
0151 706 4549
Opening
Hours:
Monday - Friday
08:30 - 17:00
Planning your visit
Location:
Allergy Clinic
Alexandra Wing
Broadgreen Hospital
In an
Emergency:
We do not see emergencies, please go to
A&E if you require emergency treatment
New Patients
Appointments take approximately one hour
Please do not take any antihistamine tablet for 48 hours before you come (if you are having severe rashes or swelling
carry on with you antihistamine)
If you have reacted to any unusual substance you can bring this to be tested with
Please contact the nurses if have any further queries – 0151 282 6332
Information for immunotherapy patients:
Clinics are drop in – you do not need to make an appointment. It is up to you to organise your own visits around your
own commitments and our opening times. You do not have to come on the same day each week and please bear in
mind that if we are only open one day a week it will be very busy. If you are up to monthly injections plan to avoid
these days, if you are still coming weekly you may be here longer than normal.
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Please remember to take an antihistamine tablet before you come
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You must wait for one hour after your injection for observation
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Do not do strenuous activities on the day of your injection
Opening times
Monday – closed
Tuesday – 9:30 – 11:30
Wednesday – 9:30 – 12:00
Thursday – 9:30 – 12:00
Friday – 9:30 – 12:00
Current Closures
Friday May 25th
Tuesday 5th June
Tuesday 19th June
Wednesday 20th June
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