We provide a regional service specialising in adult immunodeficiency disorders.
Our team of medical consultants, specialist registrars, and specialist nurses offer a range of services including:
- Investigation of people who may have immunodeficiency - This is usually someone who is getting many infections.
- Investigation of people who may have a secondary immunodeficiency - Investigation of people who may have a secondary immunodeficiency linked to cancer treatments or treatment of autoimmune disorders.
- Replacement therapy with immunoglobulins (antibodies) - For people whose immune systems are unable to make enough of their own antibodies, including training for patients to infuse immunoglobulin therapy at home at home.
- Hereditary angioedema service - For diagnosis, support and management of this condition.
- Specialist clinics for immunodeficiency patients - For patients with respiratory or infectious complications run jointly with the Immunology and other specialist teams.
- Transitional care for young adults with immunodeficiency - For patients moving from children’s (paediatric) to adult services.
- Management of inpatients - For patients who have been hospitalised with complications arising from immunodeficiency.
- Satellite Immunology clinic - Clinics are held at Peterborough City Hospital
- Regional Immunoglobulin Approval Panel - Hosts of the regional Immunoglobulin Approval Panel.
We also work closely with colleagues from other specialties to provide advice on immunology, including on the results of tests from the immunology laboratory.
Non-urgent advice: Clinic opening times
General immunology clinics
Monday: 14:00 – 17:00
Tuesday: 09:30 – 13:00
Wednesday: 09:00 – 13:00
Thursday: 09:00 – 12:00
Friday: 09:30 – 12:30
General immunology satellite clinic
Held at Peterborough hospital
Tuesdays 9am - 12.30pm
General information
We invite new patients to attend our clinic in person for their first appointment.
In some cases telephone or video appointments may be offered for follow up appointments.
Patients are seen in the general Immunology clinic (Cambridge or Peterborough) in the first instance and may subsequently be followed up in a joint specialist clinic:
Joint clinic with allergy department, clinic 2a
HAE (Hereditary Angioedema)
2nd Friday, alternate months, 9am - 12pm
Joint clinic with infectious diseases, clinic 1a
(DSKL) 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month 2pm - 4pm
Joint clinic with respiratory department, clinic 2a
(DSKJOINT) 1st and 4th Friday of the month 9am - 2pm
Special requirements
Should you have any specific requirements relating to your appointment and / or accessibility concerns please email the accessibility team.
Your referral
As a patient you may be referred into the Immunology service from primary, secondary and tertiary health service providers through written referral. Our aim is for you to be seen within eight weeks of a referral being received, sooner if triaged as urgent.
You will be seen by a clinical immunologist in the first instance. Immune investigations may be requested. Blood tests may be undertaken at the same time if you are seen at the hospital, or forms sent to have blood taken at a later date. Other tests requested will usually be carried out at a separate appointment (e.g. lung function testing, x-rays or scans).
Information for patients
We value your feedback, views and input to our services. If you have any suggestions of feedback please contact our patient advice and liaison service (PALS).
We want to ensure that Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundations Trust’s immunology department takes account of the views, opinions, and experiences of the patients and carers who use their services. Feedback from immunology patients are needed to help us improve our services and better meet the needs of the local community.
Whatever your experience with our team we invite you to get in touch and let us know.
Please let us know your views on the CUH website.
We host immunology patient days with updates and educational lectures, we will keep you informed of upcoming events.
Additional resources
- UK Primary Immune–deficiency Patient Support (opens in a new tab)
- British lung foundation (opens in a new tab)
- Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF) (opens in a new tab)
- HAEUK (opens in a new tab)
- NHS - Stop smoking services help you quit (opens in a new tab)
- Immunodeficiency UK (opens in a new tab)
Please see the right-hand side of this page for patient information leaflets.
