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Trauma and orthopaedics


Our care pathways have changed, both to safeguard patients from exposure to Covid-19 and due to the demands placed on services in treating those affected by the disease. To view our current waiting times please click here (last updated 18 May 2021).

This webpage was last updated on: 30 Jul 2020 14:41:31.300

Trauma patients will continue to be assessed and treated – patients will be managed non-operatively wherever possible for admission avoidance.

Virtual Fracture Clinic – to continue, but can also be used as telephone clinics for GP’s/AHP’s to have direct link for advice and guidance

Plaster room - Patients will be managed using splints where ever possible to avoid multiple admissions to hospital

Minor Ops / Dressing clinic – weekly wound clinic will take place for all T&O Surgery

Outpatient clinics for urgent patients - There will be a named site clinic on each day of the week; this is covered on a rota basis and will be for patients who need to be seen face to face for urgent conditions such as infections/collapsed joints.

Routine new and follow up outpatients – mostly delayed, where possible patients will have a telephone video consultation

Routine Elective surgery – all on hold for the foreseeable future