Our orthopaedics and trauma service treat injuries and conditions of the musculoskeletal system.
This includes:
- Bones
- Joints
- Ligaments
- Tendons
- Muscles
- Nerves.
Our Major Trauma Centre and the directorate provide a comprehensive multi-disciplinary trauma service.
If you suffer a serious injury involving a fracture or broken bones, our specialist trauma wards will treat you.
When people are admitted to the emergency department, the trauma team treats them using a full range of radiological equipment to assess your injuries quickly and effectively.
There are 24-hour emergency operating theatres available plus an intensive therapy unit (ITU).
You might move from other hospitals to our wards to receive specialist treatment.
After surgery, we provide specialist wards for you to recover, run by teams of staff.
We have a dedicated unit to care for older people (over 70 years) who have had a fall or other injury. This is also for people who have fractured their hip.
This unit works with the older people’s medicine service to provide specialist care. The team will identify any related health conditions that may have caused your fall. They will also arrange further rehabilitation if required.
The fracture risk assessment service uses state-of-the-art equipment to assess future risk of fractures. They will refer you for further risk-reducing treatments if necessary.
