Private city hospital is pioneering skin tests for allergies

From: Derby Evening Telegraph | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Jade Beecroft | Copyright information

A New allergy-testing service, the first of its kind in the UK, has been launched in Derby.

National charity Allergy UK has introduced testing for common allergies like hay fever at the private Nuffield Hospital, in Littleover .

The test costs pounds100, which the charity believes many allergy sufferers will be prepared to pay because they do not get the advice and support they need on the NHS.

NHS bosses in Derbyshire have admitted they have no central register for allerg...

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