Community Home Oxygen Service
Community Home Oxygen Contact Number: 01908 757954
Our Home Oxygen (HOAS) Team
- Vicki Maarman - Lead Oxygen Nurse
- Ruth Thomas - Lead Respiratory Nurse
About Us
Our Service
Whaddon Healthcare provide an at home and in surgery service for patients who are on Oxygen. This service is called HOAS. We offer a combination of home visits and clinic appointments. The service is not an emergency response service for patients who require oxygen therapy for acute episodes of illness.
Our Aim
The aim of the service is to comply with the local Home Oxygen Patient Pathway, and with National Department of Health and British Thoracic Society Guidelines on the Provision of Home Oxygen.
What we do
Our team of clinicians monitor, review and support patients who have been prescribed oxygen for their medical needs.
The home oxygen assessment service works in conjunction with the hospital oxygen teams to manage all of those over 18 years old requiring oxygen (The only exclusions are for those requiring short burst oxygen for cluster headaches).
The respiratory assessment includes:
- Capillary blood gas analysis to determine a patient’s oxygen requirements (this involves taking a small sample from an ear lobe)
- Initiation, maintenance and withdrawal of home oxygen therapy
- Education, advice and support for the patient, and their loved ones relating to oxygen
Useful Contact Information
Contact Email: mkhoasadmin@nhs.net
Milton Keynes Home Oxygen Service Landline: 01908 752954
Dolby Vivisol (oxygen supplier): 0800 0778020
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue: 01296 744400
British Lung Foundation: http://www.lunguk.org tel: 03000 030555
Smoking Cessation: http://www.smokefree.nhs.uk tel: 08000 130553