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NHS Specialists

Professor Ian Bruce

Rheumatology Clinical Lead
The Kellgren Centre of Rheumatology
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
Telephone: 0161 276 4357

Mr Andrew Drakeley

Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Liverpool Women’s Hospital
Crown Street, Liverpool
Merseyside L8 7SS
Telephone: 0151 708 9988

Professor Charles Hay

Consultant Haematologist
Department of Haematology
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
Telephone: 01612 764801

Dr Rachel Gorodkin

Consultant Rheumatologist
Department of Rheumatology
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
Telephone: 01612 761234

Dr Sean Hughes

Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood
Preston, Lancashire PR2 9HT
Telephone: 01772 524319

Dr Eva Palkonyai

Consultant Rheumatologist
Department of Rheumatology
Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Ashton Road, Lancaster
Lancashire LA1 4RP
Telephone: 01524 65944

Dr Ben Parker

Consultant Rheumatologist
The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
Telephone: 01612 767936

Dr David Simcox

Consultant Haematologist
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Prescott Street, Liverpool
Merseyside, L7 8XP
Telephone: 0151 706 3397

Dr Linda Watkins

Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Liverpool Women’s Hospital
Crown Street, Liverpool
Merseyside L8 7SS
Telephone: 0151 708 9988

Dr Andrew Will

Clinical Director
Department of Paediatric Hematology
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
Telephone: 0161 7018416

Private Specialists

Dr Roger Bucknall

Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist
Nuffield Health Grosvenor Hospital
Wrexham Road
Chester CH4 7QP
Telephone: 01244 680444

Dr Ben Parker

Consultant Rheumatologist
Spire Manchester Hospital
170 Barlow Moor Road
Manchester M20 2AF
Telephone: 01612 825 8799

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Diagnosis and treatment

APS is usually diagnosed from a combination of a positive blood test and symptoms. If you are under 50 and have suffered a thrombosis, or have had more than one pregnancy loss, you should discuss with your doctor whether you need blood tests.

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Related conditions

Some people with APS will also have other autoimmune conditions, as may their family members. APS has been linked with many other autoimmune conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and Sjögren’s syndrome.

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