Consultant emails

Hi everyone,

Many people on the forum have mentioned contacting their cons/asthma nurse via email. Is this available in the UK? I have an asthma nurse and resp cons (though changing soon due to relocation), but I have never heard of being able to contact my medical team through email.

Thanks,

Chukk

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Hey Chukk,

Em I think it depends on the consultant. I have been told several times to just email if I need anything because my asthma is so brittle that really GPs dont know what to do with me and so I can just get advice straight from my cons. It also makes it easier when I'm admitted/ seen in clinic as she has a better idea of what's been going on.

Hope this helps

Becca Xx

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I don't know for sure but I agree with Becca that it is probably down to the cons/hospital. I am currently under the care of 2 cons at different hospitals for the same problem (not asthma). One gave me his email to ask questions and even say if I don't feel I need to see him at a specific appointment while the other is very hard to contact (only through sec). When I was seeing a cons for asthma, I had a phone number for the asthma nurses who I contacted if necessary.

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Thank you both for replying! I see, it's more a matter of the specific cons rather than the location. Good to know, thanks again!

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I've had the number and email for my hospital resp nurse for several months, actually numbers for 2 and email for one. A couple of days ago I had an email direct from my consultant, but while I email the nurse freely when I need advice or even moral support, I wouldn't email the cons unless it was an emergency or I had been asked to. They all work across 2 hospitals so its not always easy to track them down otherwise!