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City and Hackney Integrated Primary Care

Lymphoedema Service

Lymphoedema Service

⚠ This service is currently under review. Information may not be up to date.

The service provides:

  • Management advice
  • Partnership working alongside practitioners to provide assessment and management guidance and care
  • Specialist care to patients who meet the criteria
  • Specialist advice to patients and health care professionals in managing swelling and preventing erosive skin breakdown for those on our caseload

Open Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00

More information can be found on Accelerate's website – click here to access

Eligibility

Inclusion

  • Swelling has been present for 3 months or more 
  • Patient has at least one of the following:
    • Chronic oedema / lymphoedema with lymphorrhoea
    • History of repeated cellulitis related to oedema
    • Lymphoedema secondary to cancer
    • Primary lymphoedema 
  • Systemic causes have been ruled out

Exclusion

  • Known ischaemia of the affected limb
  • Unstable cardiac / renal failure 
  • Venous or other ulceration

Related Topics

Pathways

General Services

  • Community Services

Last updated: 2023-11-13
Review date: 2025-03-31