Opening times
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Telephone
01493 452216 or to cancel an appointment 01493 452451
Location
Department of Medicine, ground floor, north corridor.
The Rheumatology Service is for people with conditions which primarily affect the joints, bones and muscles.
We are a multidisciplinary team including doctors, nurses, and an occupational therapist and we work closely with community physiotherapists and podiatrists. The services we offer are almost all for out-patients.
We treat patients with inflammatory joint diseases and connective tissue diseases amongst some other bone and joint disorders. Conditions treated include;
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Giant cell arteritis
- Vasculitis
- Scleroderma
- Metabolic bone disorders such as osteoporosis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
Arthritis cannot be cured, but treatment continues to improve.
For people developing Rheumatoid arthritis now, the types of medication available, and the way in which they are used, can dramatically reduce long-term problems, disability and loss of employment.
We work with our patients, helping them to manage their condition. We prescribe medications, monitor changes, provide advice and help to solve some of the practical problems people may experience as a result of having arthritis.