County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust places cookies on your computer to improve our website. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor and are all anonymous.� They are used to measure its performance and to provide enhancements to you while using the site. To find out more about the cookies we use, see our privacy policy. Close
High Contrast Sitemap

Dr Alwyn P Foden

Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine

I did my medical training in S Africa & returned to the UK in 2004.

After a stint in Kingston-on-Thames I joined the Trust at the Darlington site but now also work at Bishop Auckland.

As well as doing General Respiratory Medicine I also do Sleep Medicine and am the Clinical Lead for both in the Trust.

I am also involved with antibiotic stewardship primary-secondary care cooperation on Respiratory Medicine as well as several hospital committees.

  • Department: Respiratory Medicine
  • Specialities: Respiratory Medicine, Sleep Medicine
  • Based at Hospital site: Darlington Memorial Hospital
  • Special interests: COPD Asthma Respiratory failure Bronchiectasis & Sleep Medicine
  • Training: Univ of the Witwatersrand (Jhb) & Univ of Stellenbosch (CT)
  • Qualifications: BSc(Med)(Wits) MBBCh(Wits) MMed(Int)(Stell) FRCP(Lond)
  • Date added to the specialist register: 1990 (in S Africa) & 2005 (in UK)
  • Training role: Training of doctors nurses & medical students. Am involved in COPD research.

'I cannot commend the clinic enough. It is marvellous we have this service at all and well done to you all.'

Patient, Coronary Heart Disease / Heart Failure Service, Shotley Bridge Community Hospital