Musculoskeletal (MSK) Orthopaedics

The musculoskeletal service (MSK) delivers triage, assessment, treatment and management for patients experiencing muscle and joint pains.

Referrals received from the GP will be triaged by the MSk team.

Appointments may be booked directly into an MSK clinic, referred for imaging first or redirected to a consultant or physiotherapy department. 

The MSK clinics are run by advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners who work closely with the trauma and orthopaedic teams. We offer the following clinics:

  • Spines
  • Shoulders and elbow
  • Hand and wrist
  • Knee
  • Hip
  • Foot and ankle

Adults with muscle and joint pain not related to recent trauma or recent orthopaedic surgery.

We welcome referrals for patients from GPs as well as other secondary or tertiary care clinicians.

The Musculoskeletal (MSK ) clinic rooms are located on level B at the rear of outpatients (OPD) 3.

Patients may be referred for imaging before their clinic appointment by the team. 

Once the imaging is reported, patients will be scheduled from the waiting list for an assessment, examination, and treatment plan. 

Results will be discussed at this appointment. They will not be sent to the patient before so that the assessment and imaging can be correlated.