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Dr Simon Taggart has been a dual accredited Consultant Chest & General Physician since 2000. He is also the former Lead Lung Cancer Clinician for Salford and Chair of the Northwest Sector MDT for Lung Cancer (2000-2018).

Dr Taggart has published an MD thesis on Asthma: Pollution and Allergens and is the author of more than 50 peer reviewed articles and research papers. Dr Taggart also writes up to 250 medical reports relating to industrial injury and clinical negligence per year. He is an Honorary Clinical Tutor to The University of Manchester.

Dr Taggart has a major interest in troublesome cough, unexplained breathlessness and chest pain. During the Covid-19 pandemic he has developed a signifincat interest in Long Covid symptoms and particularly cough, fatigue and shortness of breath.

Many of his patients have multiple co-morbidities and as such he is well qualified to care for them. In his last 360 degree Consultant Appraisal, all 23 patients surveyed rated their satisfaction of Dr Taggart's service in the top category of "very good."

Dr Taggart also has wide experience in the field of general medicine and specialist respiratory medicine.

Dr Taggart runs 4 private clinics per week (Monday and Thursday mornings (Alexandra Hospital; Wednesday and Friday afternoons Spire Manchester Hospital).

• Fibro-optic bronchoscopy (with iv sedation)
• Broncho-alveolar lavage
• Endobronchial biopsy, wash, brush
• Medical thoracoscopy
• Intercostal tube drainage of pneumothorax
• Fine Needle aspiration of lymph nodes

• Chronic rhino-sinusitis
• Acute sinusitis
• Nasal Polyposis
• Asthma
• Respiratory infection
• DVT / PE
• Bronchiectasis
• TB
• Sarcoidosis
• Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Lung Cancer
• Mesothelioma
• Pneumonia
• Hayfever
• Allergy
• Pleurisy
• Costochondritis
• Chronic persistent cough / unexplained cough
• Occupational Medicine
• Occupational Asthma
• Occupational lung disease
• Asbestosis
• Diffuse Pleural Thickening
• Pleural effusion
• Pleural Plaques
• Asbestos-related lung disease
• Occupational lung disease - asthma
• Clinical negligence