Respiratory and Sleep
We care for patients who have breathing or sleeping problems.
What we do
Respiratory and Sleep manage a range of general and complex disorders including cystic fibrosis, lung disease and tuberculosis.
We are a multi-disciplinary inpatient, ambulatory and outreach respiratory and sleep service.
All statewide services are based at the RAH, with all patients treated out of this location.
- Adult Cystic Fibrosis program
- Lung Transplantation Unit
- Specialised interventional pulmonology programs
- SA Tuberculosis Service (SA TB).
Programs at the RAH and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH):
- asthma
- COPD
- complex lung disease related to other organ transplantation
- lung cancer and other malignancies
- pleural disorders
- Interstitial lung disorders
- occupational lung disorders
- pulmonary vascular disease/pulmonary hypertension
- rare lung disorders
- respiratory failure, upper airway and other sleep disorders.
Where to find us
Services are provided at the RAH, TQEH and remote areas of SA and NT.
Ground floor, Level 3, 3D Chest Clinic - Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Ground Floor, Level 3, 3E Wing 2 - Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplant Unit and Tuberculosis SA Services
Respiratory Medicine Unit
Level 4A Outpatient Department, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Off-site clinics are located in:
- Whyalla
- Port Augusta
- Alice Springs
- Coober Pedy
- Riverland (Berri and Barmera)
- Ceduna
- Port Lincoln.
- Pika Wiya
- Nunyara
- APY Lands
- Yalata
- Oak Valley
- Tjuntjuntjara.
Who we are
Consultants
- A/Prof Phan Nguyen - Head of Unit
You need a referral from a GP or medical practitioner to access this service.
Once your referral has been received it will be triaged according to clinical urgency.
If your referral is accepted, you will either:
- receive a letter, phone call or text message confirming your appointment time, date and location
- receive a letter confirming you have been waitlisted for an appointment.
If the referral is declined, your GP or referring medical practitioner will be notified.
Outpatient services
Find out information about specialist outpatient appointments, how to be referred, plus information when attending an outpatient clinic.
We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service.
Use the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) as a referral guide.
To ensure timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details.
The service triages referrals according to clinical urgency.
HOW ARE REFERRALS SENT TO RESPIRATORY AND SLEEP? Email, Fax, ereferrals?
IT IS NOT THROUGH CENTRAL OUTPATIENTS
Urgent and serious referrals
If you are concerned about the appointment being delayed or if the patient's condition is deteriorating, contact the registrar to discuss.
Registrars are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent directly to the Emergency Department.
Referral information and clinical advice
Cystic Fibrosis (Adult)
The Cystic Fibrosis (Adult) Service within Respiratory and Sleep has a dedicated registrar on call.
Use the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) as a referral guide.
For clinical advice phone the service, Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Thoracic Medicine
Thoracic Medicine unit treats the following respiratory and sleep conditions:
- asthma - adult
- cough (chronic)
- COPD
- dyspnoea
- haemoptysis
- home oxygen
- interstitial lung disease
- lung neoplasia
- pleural disorders
- respiratory infection
- sleep disordered breathing / chronic hypoventilation syndromes
- sleep disorders (non-respiratory)
Use the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) as a referral guide.
For clinical advice, contact the unit Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Lung Transplant Unit
The Lung Transplant Unit is a statewide service, based at the RAH.
Use the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) as a referral guide.
Phone directly for clinical advice.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Rehabilitation is treated at the Hampstead Campus of Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Use the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) as a referral guide.
Phone the relevant location for clinical advice.
Tuberculosis SA (TB SA)
TB SA is a statewide service, assisting with diagnosis, treatment and vaccinations for tuberculosis patients in SA and NT.