Meet the Team

Allergy Consultants:

Dr Madhavi Velpula

Dr Fiona Hignett

Dr Velpula’s Secretary:

Katie Birch – 0300 019 8379 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Allergy Nurses:

Gaynor Shakesheff, Dawn Jolly, Michele Swan, Odette Rodda

0300 019 3111 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our children's allergy clinic offers a full service for children with severe and multiple allergies.

We aim to give your child a complete allergy evaluation in one visit. Allergy test results will usually be available on the same day, and your doctor or allergy nurse specialist will discuss them with you.

Referrals

We would receive a referral letter from either a GP or Consultant.

Your child might come to our clinic due to:

• A food allergy or intolerance.
• Anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction).
• Asthma.
• Allergy related skin disorders, such as eczema, dermatitis, urticaria (hives) and angio-oedema hay fever (allergic rhinitis).
• Oral allergy syndrome.
• Bee and wasp sting allergy.
• Latex allergy.
• Drug allergy.

As well as allergy testing, we help children with allergies as they grow up and their immune system becomes mature. We support families through these changes until they are ready to move to the adult service.

Skin Prick Testing

Skin prick testing involves putting a drop of liquid onto your forearm that contains a substance you may be allergic to.

Please click here to be taken to our Skin Prick Testing information.

Challenges

A challenge is a test to diagnose a food or drug allergy (diagnostic food/drug challenge) or to see if your child has grown out of a previously known allergy (resolution food/drug challenge).

Please click here to be taken to our 'All About Challenges' information.

Below are a few information guides we use, and this is the area we have encouraged you to read highlighted on your tick sheet. You would have recieved this in clinic or in a letter sent to your home address from the hospital.

Food Allergy

• Egg Allergy
• The Egg Ladder (only use if requested by the hospital)
• Egg Ladder Recipe
• Fish and Shellfish Allergy
• Food Intolerance
• Cows Milk Free Diet
• The Milk Ladder (only use if requested by the hospital)
• Milk Ladder Recipes
• Sources of Calcium - Paediatrics
• Peanut Allergy
• Introducing Nuts to Children for the first time (only use if requested by the hospital)
• Reactions to Wheat
• Sesame and Other Seeds
• Soya Allergy
• Soya Ladder (only use if requested by the hospital)
• Tree Nut Allergy
• Oral Allergy Syndrome
• Food and Symptom Diary

House Allergy

• House Dust Mite
• Pet Allergy
• Mould Allergy Advice
• Using Your Nasal Spray

Outdoor Allergy

• Allergic Rhinitis and Hay Fever
• Bee and Wasp Stings

Adrenaline Auto Injector Leaflets

• Anaphylaxis UK - Travelling
• Food Allergies and Travel
• Anaphylaxis and Severe Allergic Reactions
• Adrenaline Autoinjectors

How to use the adrenaline autoinjector pen

• Food Labelling Advice

Immunisations

• Immunisations

Skin

• Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
• Childhood Eczema

Click here to be taken to the Healthier Together website.

Click here to be taken to the AllergyUK website - This is the leading national charity providing support, advice and information for those living with an allergic disease.

Webinars for fussy eating in children

Contact Details

Generic Allergy Phone Number: 0300 019 3111

Generic Allergy Email Address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.