Private
allergy clinics
The
medical consultants who contribute to this site
provide private allergy clinics for adult patients serving London
and the South West
and The
South Coast.
You can also search by postcode for
a private allergy clinic near you through
the Specialist
Info
website.
One
way to be sure that the clinic is run by a properly
qualified medical allergy specialist is to ask if a
note of referral from your GP is needed.
Allergy clinics run by people without proper
qualifications do not request this.
NHS
allergy clinics
One
reason for this is that they have found it difficult
to be referred to an allergy clinic. Your
GP is the best person to advise you which local
clinic or specialist to consult because NHS
allergy clinics will
not see you without a referral note from your GP or
hospital specialist. NHS
allergy clinics exist in most parts of the UK although the extent of this provision is
rather limited. So most of the service is
provided by specialists in
other disciplines (e.g. dermatology, chest medicine,
ear nose and throat) with an interest in
allergy. Several cities have a dedicated
allergy service run by an allergy specialist.
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Most doctors in the UK with expertise in allergy are
members of the British Society for Allergy and
Clinical Immunology. This society keeps a
register of the NHS clinics
run by its members and
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A new website called Greatvine.com
offers live,
individual advice direct from hand picked
experts. Allergy is amongst the topics covered.
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Online
help
A
recently established website is called Greatvine.com -
expert advice for life. It offers
live, individual advice direct from hand picked
experts. Allergy is amongst the topics covered in
the Health and Well-being section.
You
can browse the directory to select an expert and
arrange a time for a consultation that is conducted
from the comfort of your home phone. Charges
are reasonable and vary according to the specialist
chosen.
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the directory
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