An initial consultation with Dr Simon Charles Taggart is from £250.
Dr Simon Charles Taggart
Consultant Chest and General Physician
BSc. Med Sci, MBChB, FRCP, MD
Specialises in
- Breathlessness, cough, chest pain, chronic fatigue
- Chest infections, pneumonia, tuberculosis, Covid-19
- Respiratory conditions
- Allergy (food, pollen, drug, asthma)
- Medical management of rhinosinusitis
Also available for:
Virtual consultations:
I have been a dual accredited Consultant Chest and General Physician since 2000. I am also the Lead Lung Cancer Clinician for Salford and Chair of the Northwest Sector MDT for Lung Cancer. I also participate in the care of acutely unwell patients when on-call for medicine at Salford and also care for patients on the Medical High Dependency Unit. As such I have wide experience in the field of general medicine and specialist respiratory medicine. At the core of my practice is a desire and willingness to communicate well and to put the patient and their wishes first. Many of my patients have multiple co-morbidities and as such I am well qualified to care for them.
I am a skilled bronchoscopy operator having performed >1,000 procedures and am also able to perform medical thoracoscopy. I perform therapeutic drainage of the pleural cavity on a regular basis under local anaesthesia and under sedation and I have a wide experience of intercostal chest drains.
I have published an MD thesis on asthma: pollution and allergens and is the author of more than 50 peer reviewed articles and research papers. I also write up to 100 medical reports relating to industrial injury and Medical negligence per year. I am a Sub-Specialty Tutor for Respiratory Medicine and Honorary Clinical Tutor to The University of Manchester.
General Medical Council Number: C3287765
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Simon Charles Taggart at Spire include:
Chest medicine
- Asthma treatment
- Chronic fatigue investigation and treatment
Other treatments
- Non-invasive management of chronic sinus problems and bronchiectasis
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Important information about Covid-19 tests
COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Manchester Hospital.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Hypertension
Lung cancer
Respiratory medicine
Special Clinical Interests: cellulitis, chronic fatigue syndrome and lifestyle, infection, pneumonia and weakness of the immune system, pleural effusion and pneumothorax, pulmonary embolism and DVT, pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis, troublesome cough, unexplained breathlessness and chest wall discomfort.
Qualification and professional memberships
BSc. Med Sci / University of St Andrews / 1986
Bachelor of Medical Science
MB ChB / University of Manchester / 1989
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MRCP / Royal Colleges of Physicians, London / 1992
Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
MD / University of Manchester / 1996
Doctor of Medicine
FRCP / Royal College of Physicians, London / 2005
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians
Professional memberships
Professional leadership
Lead Lung Cancer Clinician for Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Research and publications
Media Coverage
Doctors In The House, Hale & Bowden magazine
March 2016
Current NHS posts
Consultant Chest & General Physician and Lead Lung Cancer Clinician, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester
Chair of Northwest sector Lung cancer MDT
Contact information
| Private secretary | Jayne Bailey |
| Private secretary telephone | 0161 393 3992 |
| Private secretary fax | 0161 850 1270 |
| Private secretary email | simon.taggart@consultantcare.com |