Allergies affect over a quarter of the population. Most allergies can be managed in primary care. When allergies are severe, difficult to control or affect everyday life, we may be able to help.

We provide a service for both children and adults with:

• seasonal rhinitis (hay fever)
• rhinitis due to dust mite, pets or other allergies
• hives / urticaria
• allergic swelling (angioedema)
• food allergy
• antibiotic and other drug allergies
• bee or wasp sting allergy
• latex allergy

“I seem to catch every cold going around.”

This is a common complaint, and usually doesn’t mean a problem with the immune system. Many people with these symptoms improve over a year or two. However, when infections are serious, or keep coming back, then there may well be a problem with your immune system. We provide a service for both children and adults with.

Signs of a possible weak immune system include:

• recurrent infections of chest, ear, sinuses, abcesses, boils, cold sores, shingles, meningitis
• needing repeated antibiotics
• not putting on weight or growing normally (in infants and children)
• serious infections
• persistent infections
• unusual infections
• a family history of infections or immune disorders
• hereditary angioedema (unexplained swellings)
• not responding to vaccines