For clinicians

Service lead: Samantha Suddaby - Musculoskeletal Service Lead
Tel: 0300 300 1856
Email: samantha.suddaby@nelft.nhs.uk

Referrals

Referrals accepted from GP practices via E-referrals Service.

Criteria: Patients aged over 16 years who are registered with a GP in Barking and Dagenham

Exclusions:

  • Patients whose condition is of non-musculoskeletal origin
  • Patients who require surgery with radiological evidence of pathology
  • Patients who require surgery for conditions such as Dupuytren’s contracture, excision of lumps/cysts
  • Patients who have seen a consultant for same condition for the same problem in the past 12 months