George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust offers both Respiratory Outpatient Physiotherapy and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR). These aim to help patients with chronic lung conditions manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.

Respiratory Outpatient Physiotherapy is one-to-one appointments with our respiratory physiotherapists who can offer advice on the management of sputum, recurrent infections, cough and breathlessness.

During these sessions, we will help you with breathing exercises, techniques, and much more, to help your specific symptoms.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation, meanwhile, is a six-week group programme which combines supervised exercise training with education sessions. It aims to improve your overall fitness, strength, and confidence in managing your condition.

Contact Details

Clinical Leads

Team Lead: Simon Godfrey

Principal Physiotherapist: Lucy O’Donoghue

Respiratory Outpatients and Pulmonary Rehab Referral Form

You must be referred by a health care professional, please speak to your GP, respiratory nurse or physiotherapist if you would like to be referred.

Your first appointment will be a one-to-one appointment and will last about 45-50 minute. It will include a discussion about your symptoms & medical history. It's helpful if you can bring a list of your medications to the appointment. We may ask to ask you to remove coats, jumpers etc to assess your chest. Please consider wearing a vest, light t-shirt or similar. Treatment is usually started during your first appointment and follow up appointments are arranged if needed. Follow up appointments last up to 25 minutes.

Please note we can offer video or telephone appointments if preferred. Our team can discuss your options with you.