Refer a patient to the Cystic Fibrosis department
As a specialist cystic fibrosis (CF) centre, all children who attend the CF Unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) must be referred via local hospital consultants or community paediatricians. This page includes information about how to refer a patient to the CF department at GOSH.
How to refer a patient
If you would like to discuss referral of a patient to the GOSH CF service please telephone the CF Office on 020 7672 6714. Direct referrals can also be faxed to the cystic fibrosis office on 020 7813 8514.
Newborn screening for CF is now routinely undertaken throughout the UK as part of the heel prick sample, therefore most referrals are made directly from the newborn screening laboratory to the CF Office. The Newborn Screening Programme Centre website has further information.
Although CF is now mostly diagnosed through this screening process, there are some babies and older children (and even adults) who are diagnosed following unexplained illness.
Key staff
Consultants
Dr Colin Wallis, Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Paediatrician
Colin.Wallis@gosh.nhs.ukDr Ranjan Suri, Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Paediatrician
Ranjan.Suri@gosh.nhs.ukDr Paul Aurora, Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Paediatrician
Paul.Aurora@gosh.nhs.ukDr Helen Spencer, Consultant Paediatric Transplant Physician
Helen.Spencer@gosh.nhs.ukProfessor Ros Smyth
Rosalind.Smyth@gosh.nhs.uk
Clinical nurse specialists
Denise Sheehan, Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Nurse Specialist
Denise.Sheenan@gosh.nhs.ukCharlotte Dawson, Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Nurse Specialist (Outreach Service)
Charlotte.Dawson@gosh.nhs.uk
Physiotherapists
Louisa Hill, Senior Respiratory Specialist Physiotherapist
Louise.Hill@gosh.nhs.ukSarah Rand, Senior Respiratory Specialist Physiotherapist (Outreach Service)
Sarah.Rand@gosh.nhs.ukSean Ledger, Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapist and Exercise Therapist
Sean.Ledger@gosh.nhs.uk
Dietitians
Marie Creedon, Specialist Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Dietitian
Marie.Creedon@gosh.nhs.ukElizabeth Owen, Specialist Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Dietitian
Elizabeth.Owen@gosh.nhs.ukRebecca Margetts, Specialist Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Dietitian
Rebecca.Margetts@gosh.nhs.uk
Psychologists/Social worker
Mandy Bryon, Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Mandy.Bryon@gosh.nhs.ukAndrea Ralph, Senior Clinical Psychologist
Andrea.Ralph@gosh.nhs.ukLiz Muscat, Cystic Fibrosis Specialist Social Worker
Liz.Muscat@gosh.nhs.uk
Management team
Ammani Prasad, CF Manager
Ammani.Prasad@gosh.nhs.uk