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Dr Adrian MorrisMB ChB, DCH, MCFP, Dip Allergology(SA)with expert
interest in allergies including Member of British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Private Allergies Consultations by appointment at:
-for allergy clinic appointments contact- London Medical Centre and Clare Park Hospital Telephone 01252 851 789 or Guildford Nuffield Hospital Telephone 01483 555
965 If you experience any difficulty telephoning, please e-mail us. Contact the clinic for more specific information. Important Allergy Clinic information (click here)18 million allergy sufferers live in the UK. Allergies are an abnormally severe reaction to a protein or chemical in our environment, which under normal circumstances is harmless. This adverse hypersensitivity reaction is triggered by contact with the sufferer’s immune system (the white blood cells), and may result in asthma, hay fever, urticaria, eczema, swelling and itching with collapse. There has been an unprecedented increase in the incidence of allergies in recent years and scientists have been at a loss to explain this allergy epidemic. Factors that seem to be implicated are our genetic make-up in conjunction with our changing indoor environment, diet, obesity and "western" lifestyles. Common allergies treated include
The mission of our allergy clinics is to offer a personalised and comprehensive service to diagnose and treat allergies. This is facilitated in one of our private clinics at a time convenient to you. Only scientifically validated diagnostic tests and the most effective internationally recognised allergies treatments are used in the clinic. We adhere strictly to the "Good Allergy Practice" guidelines of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Current allergy management aims to identify the causative agent (the "allergen") and then to remove it from the affected person’s environment. If avoidance measures cannot be implemented the sufferer may need to use preventer and reliever allergies medication. Occasionally desensitisation is used to induce allergen tolerance and reduce the intensity of the allergic reaction. What to expect at your initial allergy consultation. The consultation will involve a thorough allergy and personal medical history discussion, followed by a physical examination and will include basic allergies diagnostic tests such as Skin Scratch Tests and Lung Function Testing. You will receive the results of these tests and be given treatment advice at the consultation. Please stop any anti-histamine medication for 3 days before your consultation and if possible, bring a list of suspected causes for your allergy. Occasionally further allergy blood tests (RAST) will need to be done and we can arrange these tests privately or through your NHS GP. After your consultation, you will receive a comprehensive allergy profile in plain language explaining the probable cause and treatment for your allergies. Infants can be skin tested for food and inhalant allergies from 4 months of age. If you have concerns about allergy to specific fruits or vegetables, please bring the fresh food along. All-inclusive Allergy Profile Package The full consultation and allergy profile including skin scratch tests and lung tests costs £140. A comprehensive allergy report and management plan is also sent to each patient after the consultation. A follow-up allergy consultation is not usually necessary, but if needed, the cost will be £100. The purpose of the follow up consultation for allergies would be to discuss complex test results, monitor response to treatment and plan future allergy management strategies.Allergies appointments at your convenience The allergy clinics are held on weekdays at the various venues from 9.00am to 5.00pm and on Saturday mornings in London from 9.00am to midday. For your convenience, we offer allergy appointments at the London Medical Centre (Central London), Guildford Nuffield Hospital (Guildford) and Clare Park Hospital (Farnham) in their comfortable private consultant suites. Appointments can be booked by telephoning the clinic appointment secretaries at the various allergy clinics hereunder. The clinic secretaries will arrange appointments, but if you have any specific queries or require information about the consultation or allergy testing procedure, then we recommend that you e-mail Dr Morris at doctor-morris@allergy-clinic.co.uk. Contact our ALLERGY CLINICS in LONDON, SURREY and HAMPSHIRE
London Medical Centre Closest Underground Station is Regents Park (Bakerloo Line). Guildford Nuffield Hospital Stirling Road, Guildford GU2 7RF, Surrey Tel 01483 555965 for Guildford appointments Easy access off A3 Motorway in Guildford (near Royal Surrey County Hospital) or via train to Guildford Station (only 40min from London Waterloo) Clare Park Hospital Crondall Lane, Farnham GU10 5XX, Surrey/Hampshire Tel 01252 851789 for Farnham appointments Near Farnham in Crondall Village, Hampshire, follow signs off M3 Motorway for Farnham, Odiham or Basingstoke. We will gladly fax a detailed map if required. Surrey Allergy Clinic Mission Statement We encourage patients to seek referral to our allergy clinics from their registered medical practitioner. Should there be any difficulties, you are still welcome to attend without referral. If you attend without referral from your general practitioner, we usually like to keep your general practitioner informed about your allergies, providing we have your consent. If sensitive allergies information is involved, we encourage you to allow information to be passed to your general practitioner, but will not disclose information to a general practitioner unless you agree. This site supports the Health on the Net Code of Conduct to improve the quality of the Medical Internet. Information contained on this site is designed to support not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician. Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to this site including their identity is respected and information privacy will be strictly guarded. This site receives no funding from any commercial or non-commercial organisation. There is strictly no advertising on this site and no advertisements will be considered. The medical content has been carefully researched, validated and written solely by Dr Adrian Morris. This medical information is reviewed and updated periodically. This is a strictly non-advertising site and we receive no income from advertisements. Dr Morris shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to any loss or damage arising from the allergy information or the use of allergy information contained on these pages. Dr Morris cannot accept responsibility for any allergy information contained in pages linked from this site.
May, 2008
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