London Bridge Hospital

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Cardiology and Respiratory Outpatient Services

Opening hours:

8.00am – 6.00pm

On-call service:

24 hours (Cardiology only)

  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • ECG monitoring (24–48 hour / 7-day, including leadless)
  • Echocardiography (including stress echo)
  • Exercise stress test
  • 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
  • Spirometry
  • Full lung function testing
  • Reversibility testing (bronchodilator response)
  • Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) test
  • Polysomnography (PSG) / full sleep studies
  • Overnight oximetry / home sleep testing
  • CPAP titration tests

Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy

Opening hours: 

Monday to Thursday: 8.00am – 8.00pm / Friday: 8.00am – 5.30pm

Inpatient therapies:

Seven days a week service from 8.30am - 4.30pm including an evening respiratory on-call physiotherapy service.

Services include:

  • Musculoskeletal physiotherapy (back, neck, joint pain, sports injuries)
  • Post-operative orthopaedic and trauma rehabilitation
  • Ergonomic assessments
  • Women’s and men’s health physiotherapy
  • Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy
  • Hand therapy
  • Physiotherapy for rheumatological conditions
  • Hands-on physiotherapy (manual therapy, soft tissue release, joint manipulation)
  • Acupuncture for pain relief
  • Clinical Pilates (1:1 rehabilitation programmes)
  • Lymphoedema
  • Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) disorders
  • Respiratory hypermobility
  • Shockwave therapy

Services include:

  • Medical Oncology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • General Medical
  • General Surgery
  • Cardiothoracic
  • Orthopaedics
  • Respiratory ICU
  • Rehab ICU

Dietetics

Inpatient opening hours: 

Monday to Friday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

A limited inpatient service is available at weekends and bank holidays.

Outpatient opening hours: 

Monday to Friday: 8.00am – 6.00pm

Appointment times variable daily in person or remotely via Microsoft Teams. Appointments are available at London Bridge Hospital (Emblem House), Canary Wharf Outpatients or City of London Outpatients (120 Broad Street).

Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8.00am – 12.30pm

Appointments are available at The Shard Outpatients or Canary Wharf Outpatients.

The last appointment slot for HBT is generally 10.30am (tests can last up to two hours).

Therapeutic diets and education are available for the treatment of a variety of conditions, for both inpatients and outpatients, including:

  • Weight management (including obesity and weight gain)
  • Diabetes support
  • Heart health (cholesterol, high blood pressure)
  • Gastrointestinal support (IBS, coeliac disease, general gut health)

Speech and Language Therapy

The team cares for patients with a range of conditions, including:

  • Stroke recovery
  • Dementia-related communication support
  • Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties)
  • Voice and speech disorders (dysarthria, dysphonia)
  • Voice therapy including LSVT (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment)