The NHS commissioned services provided by the BOC Wigan Primary Care Respiratory Service (Wigan PCRS) respiratory team include:
- Diagnostic Service for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chronic Respiratory Disease Management
We will accept referrals from local clinicians for adult patients that are registered with a GP within the Wigan Borough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
Wigan PCRS provides a quality assured diagnostic service which consists of;
- Quality assured ARTP standard Spirometry
- Fractional Exhaled Nitrous Oxide (FeNO) when appropriate
- An assessment to ensure differential diagnosis have been ruled out supports adults who have been diagnosed with a respiratory condition.
Chronic Respiratory Disease Management (CRDM) provides the optimisation of treatment/therapies for Asthma and COPD in line with local, regional & national guidelines.
The patient will be seen by a member of our respiratory specialist team who maybe a nurse or respiratory consultant.
The Wigan PCRS team is led by Hayley who is supported by Victoria, Andrea, Joanne, and Janine. We have the support of a well-respected and local respiratory consultant Dr Aziz.
The service can be contacted by telephone on: 0800 012 1858.
Wigan PCRS is commissioned by Wigan Borough’s CCG.