Booking team for Outpatients

Please refer via NHS eReferrals.

Booking team for Inpatients

Elizabeth Hedges, telephone: 0117 4140847

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Soft tissue sarcomas referral

All suspected soft tissue sarcomas should be referred to the BSS for investigation and management. This can be done via the two-week cancer wait system directly to the plastic surgical team at Southmead Hospital Bristol. Otherwise, cases can be referred directly to the MDM for discussion.

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Soft-tissue sarcoma should be suspected if:

• Any soft tissue mass >5cm diameter
• Any deep, hard or fixed mass
• Any enlarging or painful soft tissue mass

Bone sarcomas referral

Suspected primary bone tumours should be referred directly to the Oxford Bone Tumour Service

If you are in doubt about how to proceed the cases can be discussed at the BSS MDM first if requested.

Did you know that the long-term effects of head injury affect one family in 300?
The physical difficulties can be obvious, but many problems - emotional, communication and cognitive - are often hidden.
The Head Injury Therapy Unit is a specialist rehabilitation outpatient service for people who have sustained a brain injury.
The team comprises of:
•  Physiotherapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech & Language Therapy
• Clinical Neuropsychology
• Rehabilitation Support Workers
A structured goal-orientated approach is used which is tailored to your needs and we work closely with families and carers to support carry over of rehabilitation at home and in the community.

North Bristol NHS Trust provides a comprehensive rheumatology service for common inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis as well as specialised services like complex osteoporosis, connective tissue diseases and transition services for young people.

We have a specialised multidisciplinary team and care pathways based on evidence for best practice and built around patients needs.

General rheumatology referrals

Appointments can be done through NHS eReferrals or by faxing a referral to us.

All referrals are triaged by the consultants. We endeavour to see cases suspected to be early inflammatory arthritis within 3 weeks. If you feel that a sooner appointment is needed contact us directly.

For urgent referrals please contact the rheumatology registrar or the on call rheumatology consultant via switchboard 0117 9505050.

Our multidisciplinary team consists of 7 consultant rheumatologists, SpRs, a junior doctor, specialist nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, orthotics and a clinical psychologist.

We provide services for a wide range of rheumatological conditions in adults including:

• Inflammatory arthritis
• Connective tissue disease and vasculitis
• Widespread pain if an inflammatory condition needs to be excluded
• Complex osteoporosis or metabolic bone disease

Conditions we treat:

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Reactive arthritis
• Adults with Junvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and transition services
• Other inflammatory arthritis
• Connective tissue diseases including SLE, scleroderma, Sjogrens, mixed connective tissue diseases.
• Myositis
• Behcet's syndrome
• Vasculitis
• Giant cell arteritis
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease
• Crystal arthritis (e.g. gout and pseudogout)

For guidance on referral to LEEP please see the BNSSG Remedy webpage: Pulmonary Rehabilitation (Remedy BNSSG ICB).

Referring to the renal service 

Please visit Remedy for current information about referring to the renal service including:

• Advice & Guidance Service (Remedy BNSSG ICB)
• Acute Kidney Injury (Remedy BNSSG ICB)
• Chronic Kidney Disease (Remedy BNSSG ICB)
• Renal HOT Clinic (Remedy BNSSG ICB)

• Email address for GPs querying/chasing results: radiologygpqueries@nbt.nhs.uk
• Opening hours for GP referrals are 8.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday 
• Imaging paper requests fax: 0117 4149466
• For appointment queries please telephone: 03003000089 for the Imaging Appointment office (8am – 7.45pm)
• To contact a Secretary please ring 0117 4149014 (between 9am – 5pm) this will put you through to the Imaging secretaries office.

The Health Psychology Service is available for adults with a physical health condition where:

• They are having trouble adjusting to the condition
• The condition is interfering with their lives, or
• Psychological matters affect the condition or its management. 

We are a tertiary level service and generally speaking we will only accept referrals from consultants within North Bristol NHS Trust. However, there is a possibility that we can accept referrals from GPs if funding can be secured. 

The other exception is for psychology services for people affected by HIV, and these individuals may be referred by GPs, other health care professionals or relevant community agencies, or on rare occasions patients may self-refer.

GPs interested in making a referral should contact the Head of Service.

Patients are usually refereed to the Plastic Surgery Department via 1 of the routes outlined below:

• Referral from their General Practitioner if they meet the differing criteria.
• As an emergency admission from the Accident & Emergency Department.
• A referral to the Plastic Surgery Trauma Clinic.
• A consultant referral from another speciality, this can involve an outpatient referral or a hospital transfer.