WHAT IS THE SPVU?

The Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit (SPVU) was founded in 1990 and aims to provide the highest quality of care for all patients with pulmonary hypertension in Scotland, including accurate diagnosis, initiation of specialised treatment and long-term follow-up. We refer onwards when necessary to other specialist National Services such as the Pulmonary Thromboendartectomy Service located in Cambridge, and Heart and Lung Transplantation in Newcastle. The unit is based in the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, Glasgow, and is funded centrally by the National Services Division of Scotland.
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NEWS

SWINE FLU (INFLUENZA A H1N1)

Our pharmacist, Allan Smith, has offered us some general advice on the issue of swine flu ...

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Portable Oxygen Concentrator Loan

Thanks to separate donations the SPVU have purchased two oxygen concentrators ...

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DOWNLOADS

Referral Guidelines. Information on referring patients to the SPVU.
Pulmonary Hypertension Guidelines. Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (National Pulmonary Hypertension Centres of the UK and Ireland)