Whipps Cross Hospital Hyperbaric Unit instructed to re-open under an Emergency Contract

LHM Healthcare has been instructed to recommence the provision of critical care hyperbaric emergency services for NHS patients under executive direction from Specialist Commissioning’s National Medical Director. A full Category 1 hyperbaric service will be available from 18 December 2025, reinstating emergency provision following the centre’s closure on 30 September and addressing an identified gap […]

REDCap Multicentre Registry

LHM Healthcare is participating in the REDCap Multicentre Registry as part of our commitment to Research and Development in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy What is the Multicenter Registry for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and why do we need it? Most hyperbaric providers in the UK have experienced Individual Funding Request (IFR) denials for indications previously commissioned by […]

ECHM & EUBS Joint position statement on the use of ‘mild hyperbaric therapies’ in humans

European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine (ECHM) & European Underwater Baromedical Society (EUBS) Joint position statement on the use of ‘mild hyperbaric therapies’ in humans Introduction Exposure of humans in hyperbaric treatment devices (hyperbaric chambers) up to 2.0 bar overpressure (equal to 20 meters depth of water) with the breathing of oxygen is known as hyperbaric […]

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society Position Statement

The AMA advises against unsafe ‘mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy’ and the FDA has endorsed UHMS accreditation AMA news The American Medical Association has adopted a resolution opposing the unsafe use of so-called “mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy” in “mild hyperbaric facilities.” The policy D-270.986, adopted 26 July 2022, was initiated by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical […]

BHA Statement on Provision of Mild HBOT

The British Hyperbaric Association (BHA) is a charitable organisation promoting and supporting the safe and appropriate use of hyperbaric medicine in the British Isles. The BHA supports the view of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in opposing the unsafe provision of so-called “mild” hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in “mild” facilities. A link to these important […]

Editorial: British Journal of Anaesthesia editorial retrograde cerebral venous gas embolism

Case Report: Cerebral Venous Air Embolism treated with hyperbaric oxygen a case report

Article: Hyperbaric oxygen for radiation proctitis (HOT2) a randomised controlled phase 3 trial

Two NHS hospital-based centres utilising both Multiplace and a monoplace Hyperbaric Therapy chambers and employing some of the best trained and most dedicated professionals working in the specialised field of Hyperbaric Medicine.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

In accordance with current commissioning arrangements, the Hyperbaric Unit at Whipps Cross is currently commissioned to accept referrals for critically ill patients with suspected or confirmed gas embolism or decompression illness.

Patients who do not meet the criteria for critical illness will be clinically assessed and, where appropriate, directed to the nearest suitable alternative hyperbaric facility to ensure timely access to care.

For urgent clinical advice, referrers should contact the on-call hyperbaric clinician.

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