The Respiratory Department provides specialist care for a wide range of respiratory conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), asthma, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, sleep apnoea and many other conditions. We provide specialist outpatient clinics, lung function and sleep tests, as well as inpatient care when needed.
We are part of the Canterbury Clinical Network and work together with community providers to support people with respiratory illness.
If you would like more information on a specific respiratory condition please see
www.healthinfo.org.nz
To contact a specific area of Respiratory Services, call 03 364 0640 and ask for the area you need or look for it under
Hospital Services and Departments.
Key Respiratory Services Staff
| Clinical Director | Dr Greg Frazer |
| Senior Medical Staff | Dr Lutz Beckert Dr Chris Drennan Dr Michael Epton Dr Michael Hlavac Dr Richard Laing Dr Christina McLachlan Dr Bronwen Rhodes Dr Rachel Wiseman Dr Teurai Chikura Dr Michael Maze Dr Adrienne Edwards Dr Mahmoud Alkhater |
| Ward 25 | Pip Crowther (Charge Nurse Manager) |
| Respiratory Laboratory | Dr Maureen Swanney (Scientific Director) |
| Sleep Unit | Dr Michael Hlavac (Clinical Director) Dr Paul Kelly (Team Leader) |
| Cardio-Respiratory Integrated Specialist Services (CRISS) | Maureen Trewin (Nurse Manager) |
Inpatient services - Ward 25
Ward 25 is situated on the second floor of the Riverside block, Christchurch Hospital, and provides inpatient care for people with respiratory and/or other medical conditions. Ward 25 has 27 inpatient beds including 5 single rooms.
Ward 25 offers an environment which supports learning and professional development and has links with the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Otago University, and the Christchurch School of Medicine
The ward is also established as a Dedicated Education Unit, which provides an alternative model of teaching for nursing students on clinical placement.
Inpatient services Staff
| Charge Nurse Manager | Pip Crowther |
| Ward Clerk | Gaye Hamilton |
Sleep Unit
The Sleep Unit at Christchurch Hospital provides diagnosis and treatment for people with sleep disordered breathing and other sleep related conditions. The Sleep Unit has strong community links with general practices who can provide screening for some conditions.
Sleep Unit Staff
| Sleep Lab Manager | Dr Paul Kelly |
| Clinical Physiologists | Luna Pablo Rebecca Williamson Belinda Miguel Pratiksha Ramji Jessica Langbridge Michael Matula |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | Sally Powell Aleesa McKenzie |
Administrators | Lina Elliot Linda Butler |
Sleep Physicians | Michael Hlavac Teurai Chikura Chris Drennan |
Cardio-Respiratory Integrated Specialist Services (CRISS)
A team of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Maori Health workers and others, provide expert care (both inpatient & outpatient) to people with a wide range of respiratory and cardiac conditions. The team's hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
These include:
Lung cancer.
Cystic fibrosis.
Sleep disorders.
Heart failure/PAH.
Infectious diseases.
The team can also see people who need:
Cardiac rehabilitation.
TB supervised treatment/directly observed therapy (DOT).
Maori Health Support in conjunction with a CNS.
Help with newly-received respiratory equipment, e.g., patients who are discharged from hospital with home oxygen.
CRISS Team
| Nurse Manager | Maureen Trewin |
| Secretary | Andrea M Thompson |
| Clinical Psychologist | Sandie Young |
| Oxygen CNS | Donna Thomson Jenny McWha Angela Stewart Leanne McNeill (also TB) |
| Lung Cancer CNS | Catherine Smith |
| | Fleur Hille |
| Cystic Fibrosis CNS | Robyn Baird |
| Sleep CNS | Sally Powell Aleesa McKenzie |
| Cardiac CNS | Julie Chirnside Emma Reeves Gill Sheppard |
| Cardiac Rehab CNS | Ruth Davison |
| | Sheryl Gregson |
| | Wendy Maginness |
| Maori Health Workers | Marilyn Farrell |
| | Puti Hanara |
| Smoking Cessation Co-ordinator | Sue Stevenson |
Contact details for CRISS (Cardio Respiratory Integrated Specialist Services) are avaible on the Christchurch Hospital webpage
Respiratory Physiology Laboratory
The respiratory lab offers a comprehensive range of respiratory function tests, and is accredited by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ).
Location: The Respiratory Physiology Laboratory is situated on the 4th floor of the Riverside building at Christchurch Hospital.
Hours: 8.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Respiratory Laboratory Staff
| Scientific Director | Dr Maureen Swanney |
| Medical & Clinical Director | Dr Greg Frazer |
| Administrative Coordinator | Amy |
| Respiratory Physiologists | Jun Yang Emily Ingram Andrew O'Reilly-Nugent Shewa Basharati Lauren Wallace Fiona Fulton |