About the Department

Services provided by the department

• General rheumatology service
• Paediatric rheumatology
• Joint injections
• Sports medicine clinic
• Metabolic bone disease e.g. osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and Paget's disease
• Osteoporosis
• Inflammatory joint disease
• Inflammatory arthritis
• Spinal pain clinic
• Consultant led follow-up clinics
• Nurse-led follow-up clinics

Our Clinical Team

The consulting team in the department are:

	Dr Rod HUGHES GMC: 2594073 Consultant Rheumatologist (Specialty Lead) MSK Divisional / Specialty Lead for Rheumatology College Tutor and Examiner for Medicine Osteoporosis, inflammatory arthritis and vasculitis	SPH Clinics: Wed, Thurs and Fri Combined Clinics - Tues am
	Dr Gulam PATEL GMC: 3198612 Consultant Rheumatologist Inflammatory joint disease Connective tissue disorders Osteoporosis, crystal deposition disorders	ASH Clinics: Mon pm and Thurs am SPH Clinics: Mon and Tues am
	Dr Edward SAMES GMC: 7041114  Consultant Rheumatologist Early diagnosis & management of inflammatory arthritis Diagnosis and management of sports injuries and other regional musculoskeletal issues Joint & soft tissue injections Connective tissue disease & Vasculitis Osteoporosis Teaching & Research	ASH Clinics: Tue pm SPH Clinics: Thu and Fri pm

Contact Details

Telephone advice for patients: 01932 722703

Location

The Rheumatology team are based on the ground floor of the Physiotherapy / Clinical Block at Ashford Hospital.

The Rheumatology department is based on Level 2 of the Department Block at St. Peter's.

Specialist Nurses

• Nurse-led follow up clinics
• Patient Education
• Telephone advice for patients
• Telephone advice and liaison for GPs and practice nurses

Research Co-ordinators

• Logistics management of patients on biologic agents
• Osteoporosis test collation
• Research projects' supervision