GORDS is a Group of Occupational Respiratory Disease Specialists. It is a mixture of Doctors, Nurses and Scientists. Each member is either employed by the NHS or via a University, and has both a clinical and research interest in occupational asthma and other occupational lung diseases.
GORDS was established in 2001 to provide a readily accessible specialist knowledge base in the field of occupational respiratory disease.
The GORDS group currently has representation from a number of specialist occupational respiratory centres located across of the UK, including in Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and Edinburgh and centres in Europe, particularly the laboratory for respiratory disease and thoracic surgery, Leuven, Belgium. We meet 3 times a year to discuss difficult clinical cases and discuss our reseach.
For more specific information on each of the specialist centres, including information on staff, relevant research activities and patient/worker referral information, please contact the specialist centre directly.
In Birmingham we are very happy to see people and discuss anything occupational!
Get in touch using the information below.
Birmingham
Key contacts: Dr Gareth Walters, Dr Christopher Huntley, Sam Wallbank's and Vicky Moore (Clinical Scientists)
Email: gareth.walters@uhb.nhs.uk, christopher.huntley@uhb.nhs.uk
Address:
Birmingham Chest Clinic
151 Great Charles Street
Queensway
Birmingham B3 3HX
Tel: 0121 424 1950
Website: Birmingham Chest Clinic
OASYS and Occupational Asthma
Referral information: www.brumocclung.org
Liverpool
Key contact: Dr Chris Warburton
Email: chris.warburton@aintree.nhs.uk
Address:
Dept of Occupational Lung Disease
Aintree Chest Centre
University Hospital Aintree
Longmoor Lane
Liverpool L9 7AL
Tel:
0151 529 2077
Fax:
0151 529 2873
Aintree Chest Centre
London
Key contacts: Dr Joanna Szram and Dr Johanna Feary
Email: j.szram@rbht.nhs.uk, j.feary@rbht.nhs.uk
Address:
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
National Heart and Lung Institute and Royal Brompton Hospital
1b Manresa Road
London SW3 6LR
Tel: 0207 351 8341
Website: www.lungsatwork.org.uk
Manchester
Key contacts: Dr Jenny Hoyle, Dr Ruth Wiggans, Dr Richard Barraclough, Dr Huda Badri, Christine Taylor (Secretary)
Email: Jennifer.Hoyle@mft.nhs.uk, Richard.Barraclough@uhsm.nhs.uk, huda.badri@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk, christine.taylor3@mft.nhs.uk
A weekly dedicated clinic on a Monday and Tuesday morning based at NMGH (Trust lead Dr Hoyle). Access to non-specific and specific challenge tests, site visits. All standards as described in Thorax standards of care are met.
Referral via post to Dr Hoyle or via choose and book.
North Manchester General Hospital
Delauneys Road
Crumpsall
Manchester M8 5RB
Newcastle
Key contacts: Dr J Macfarlane, Dr Hilary Tedd
Email: Jim.Macfarlane@nhs.net, hilary.tedd1@nhs.net
Address:
Chest
Clinic
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Sheffield
Key contacts: Dr Chris Barber, Dr Clare Burton
Email: chris.barber4@nhs.net, clare.burton8@nhs.net
Tel: 0114 271 5745
Address:
Occupational Lung Disease Service
Department of Respiratory Medicine
Brierley Outpatients
Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield S5 7AU
Edinburgh
Key contacts: Dr Peter Reid
Email: Peter.Reid@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Tel: 0131 537 1768
Address:
Respiratory Unit
1st floor Ann Ferguson Building
Western General Hospital
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh EH4 2XU
In the past latex was the most likely, even if she doesn't use latex gloves, check that others don't. We have seen a wide range of agents causing asthma in theatre nurses from the anaesthetic gasses (particularly during recovery when the exhaled sevoflurane and isoflurane are not being scavanged), to cleaning agent containing quaternary ammonium compounds (benzalkonium chloride), chlorine releasing agents (Haztabs) reacting with proteins to release chloramines, hand gels containing bitrex (cross reacts with lignocaine), acrylic bone cements, cyananoacrylates (superglue) used for skin closure, cold sterilising agents (glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde, ortho-phthaldehyde and enzymatic sterilisers) and even a theatre mask. The ventilation system might also be the cause
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Walters GI, Robertson AS, Moore VC, Burge PS,
Occupational asthma caused by sensitization to a cleaning product containing triclosan, Antibac, (2,4,4’-trichloro-2’-hydroxydiphenyl ether), nurse, cleaner, ,
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol,
2017;118:370-371,http://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2016.12.001
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Gonzalez M, Jégu J, Kopferschmitt MC, Donnay C, Hedelin G, Matzinger F, Velten M, Guilloux L, Cantineau A, de Blay F.,
Asthma among workers in healthcare settings: role of disinfection with quaternary ammonium compounds.,
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2014;44:393-406,
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Sartorelli P, Paolucci V, Rendo S, Romeo R, Murdaca F, Mariano A,
Asthma induced by chloramine T in nurses: case report,skin prick test positive,challenge,case report,,
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2010;101:134-138,
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Vellore AD, Drought VJ, Sherwood-Jones D, Tunnicliffe B, Moore VC, Robertson AS, Burge PS,
Occupational asthma and allergy to sevoflurane and isoflurane in anaesthetic staff,
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