Oxygen Concentrators: Procedure for Prescribing
| Home Oxygen Supplies: Procedure for Ordering | ||
|---|---|---|
| An integrated (cylinder, concentrator, liquid) home oxygen service for England and Wales is available direct to the patient's home from a regional supplier. Services include emergency oxygen therapy, short burst oxygen therapy, long-term oxygen therapy and ambulatory oxygen therapy. | ||
| Supplier | Regional Groups of PCTs (England) & LHBs (Wales) | Contact |
| Air Products plc | North West: Cheshire & Merseyside, Cumbria & Lancashire and Greater Manchester SHA areas Yorkshire & Humberside: W Yorkshire, N & E Yorks and N Lincolnshire and S Yorkshire SHA areas East Midlands: Leicestershire, Northants & Rutland and Trent SHA areas West Midlands: Birmingham & the Black Country, Shropshire & Staffordshire and W Midlands South SHA areas London North: N Central London, NE London and NW London SHA areas South West: SW Peninsular, Dorset & Somerset and Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA areas Wales: LHBs in Wales | T: 0800 373580 F: 0800 214709 |
| Allied Respiratory | South West London, Thames Valley, Hants & Isle of Wight: SW London, Hampshire & Isle of Wight and Thames Valley SHA areas South East London, Kent, Surrey & Sussex: Kent & Medway, SE London and Surrey & Sussex SHA areas | T: 0500 8237773 F: 0800 7814610 |
| BOC Medical Vitalair | Eastern England: Bedfordshire & Herts, Essex and Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambs SHA areas | T: 0800 136603 F: 0800 1699989 |
| Linde Gas UK Home Care | North East: Co Durham & Tees Valley and Northumberland, Tyne & Wear SHA areas | T: 0808 2020999 F: 0191 4974340 |
- Assessment by respiratory team - best practice guidelines available on British Thoracic Society website www.brit-thoracic.org.uk
- Order by completing Home Oxygen Order Form* (HOOF) indicating service required, oxygen flow rate (if awaiting referral, recommended flow rate = 2L/minute), hours of use, special needs
- Send HOOF direct to supplier (no longer use FP10 or WP10)
- Supplier will provide all necessary equipment to best meet the patient's needs as indicated on the HOOF
- Supplier provides advice to clinical staff, patients and carers on the use of oxygen equipment at any time via 24-hour freephone numbers listed
- Supplier cannot alter flow rate specified by clinician
- Changes to patient's oxygen needs should be indicated on a new HOOF and sent to supplier
- Supplier responsible for arrangements for payment of electricity costs associated with use of equipment supplied
* Available from local NHS Stores or download from www.primarycarecontracting.nhs.uk or http://howis.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/docopen.cfm?orgid=521&ID=60627 (access restricted to authorised NHS Wales personnel)
NB: Current supply arrangements in Scotland remain unchanged
