We work as a multidisciplinary team to optimise the health, wellbeing and quality of life of people with cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis.
We prioritise listening to our patients and their families, and we deliver compassionate, personalised, high-quality care.
We foster a positive and supportive work environment, promote continuous learning and improvement, and develop our services sustainably.
Dr Chapman graduated from the University of Oxford with a first-class degree and remained in Oxford for specialist training.
He was appointed as Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals in 2010, and has subspecialty clinical interests in cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia and complex lung infection.
Dr Chapman publishes in a diverse range of fields, including clinical medicine, human genetics and the medical humanities; his research on lung infection has been published extensively in world-leading medical and scientific journals (including New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Genetics, Nature Reviews Genetics, Nature Communications and Science).
He has been named an 'Outstanding Young Investigator' by the American Thoracic Society and was awarded the Linacre Medal by the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Chapman is coauthor of the Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine (Oxford University Press, currently in fourth edition) and Editor-in-Chief of the international respiratory medicine journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
Dr Flowers was appointed as a Consultant in Adult Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis and Respiratory Medicine in 2023.
He graduated in medicine from the University of Sheffield in 2010 and undertook higher specialist training in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine in Cambridge, Papworth and the East of England.
He specialises in adult cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis, with expertise in nontuberculous mycobacterial lung infection and chronic fungal lung diseases, gained during a four-year fellowship at the Cambridge Centre for Lung Infection at Royal Papworth Hospital.
His research at the University of Cambridge investigated genetic variants in bronchiectasis and mechanisms underlying airway biology and immune cell function in the condition, where he was supervised by Professor Andres Floto in the Molecular Immunity Unit at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.
Physiotherapy is key to the management of cystic fibrosis (CF). Our specialist CF physiotherapists provide support to patients in routine clinics, as outpatients in between clinic visits as required.
Patients see a physiotherapist at each clinic appointment, and twice-daily while in hospital.
The physiotherapy service can help with:
Rotational Band 6 Respiratory Physiotherapist
Physiotherapy Resources - Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Maintaining a healthy body weight is a key part of keeping well with CF. We have a team of specialist dietitians who have a great deal of experience, and patients see a dietitian at each clinic visit and at least twice a week while in hospital.
CF dietitians will help with a range of issues.
Specialist Pharmacy support is provided by Sarah Poole, Lead Respiratory Pharmacist, and Chun Fai Ng.
The Pharmacy Team is involved involved in the prescription and dispensing of medicines both in clinic and on the ward. A pharmacist will see patients as part of their annual review, and is always available to the team to help with queries regarding medicines.
The specialist CF Pharmacy Team co-ordinates the supply of certain high-cost medicines under a home care agreement with BUPA.
Medicines supplied by Lloyds include:
Please make sure someone is at home to take delivery of any home care medicines. We are charged if the company has to make a second delivery!
The CF Clinical Psychologist is able to provide help with the following:
Kate is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience in CF. She is an integral member of our multidisciplinary team and is available to provide support to patients in clinic, at annual review and during inpatient admissions.
Our knowledgeable and experienced team of CF Specialist Nurses provides:
Ru's role is to support the whole multidisciplinary team. He has a particular interest in supporting people with CF to become more active.
Lou and Tracy are both Physiotherapists. Having previously worked as part of the national CFHealthHub study, Lou and Tracy are established within the team to support patients with adherence to any aspect of their CF care. As a specialist CF Physiotherapist, Lou also supports some of the outpatient clinics.
They are both responsible for leading and supporting the team as part of its active quality improvement programme, exploring ways in which to improve patient experience.
You can view our departments and services alphabetically. Some areas also have dedicated microsites, which are featured in the linked images below.
Telephone number 0300 304 7777
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