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Useful Management Information
- History of inflammatory disease – consider referral to Rheumatology
- Chronic disease requires to be optimised prior to referral or the patients may not proceed to surgery
Minimum Referral Criteria
Does your patient meet the minimum referral criteria?
Category 1 (appointment within 30 calendar days) |
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Category 2 (appointment within 90 calendar days) |
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Category 3 (appointment within 365 calendar days) |
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Essential Referral Information
- History of fall or trauma
- Functional assessment (Range Of Motion - ROM)
- X-ray results - AP and lateral wrist (consider scaphoid views) - instruct patient to bring imaging films/results to clinic appointment
If a specific test result cannot be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a clinical override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.
Additional Referral Information
- Management to date
- FBC, ESR & CRP results (if inflammation is suspected)
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Service Availability
Facilities
No facilities listedIf you would like to send a named referral, please address it to the specialist listed above, who will allocate a suitably qualified specialist to see the patient. Alternatively, you can view a full list of our specialists.