Rheumatology

What we do

Rheumatology

Rheumatological disorders in adults, including inflammatory arthritis managed as a multi-disciplinary team with involvement of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and specialist nurses, and excellent day unit facilities for biological therapy administration.

Our specialisms

Patient-initiated (Direct Access) appointments system
Osteoporosis service including DXA Scanning
Specialist connective tissue diseases clinic
Combined orthopaedic hand clinic
Combined orthopaedic lower limb clinic
Combined podiatry clinic
Combined dermatology clinic
Postgraduate training
Undergraduate teaching
Clinical research

Further information for patients

We also treat patients with other musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoarthritis, a range of connective tissue diseases, and bone disorders such as osteoporosis, osteomalacia and Paget's disease.

Conditions we treat

Rheumatoid arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Reactive arthritis
Viral arthritis
Other inflammatory arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Connective tissue diseases
SLE
Scleroderma
Sjogren's Syndrome
Myositis
Behcet's syndrome
Vasculitis
Giant cell (temporal) arteritis
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Osteoporosis
Metabolic bone disease
Paget's disease
Crystal arthritis (e.g. gout)
Complex regional pain syndrome (reflex sympathetic dystrophy)
Back pain
Sciatica
Joint hypermobility syndrome
Soft-tissue complaints
Frozen shoulder
Rotator cuff syndrome
Tennis and golfer's elbow
Trigger finger
Carpal tunnel syndrome

Treatments we offer

Diagnosis including DXA Scans for Osteoporsis
Reassurance
Medical (drug) therapies
Analgesics
Anti-inflammatories
Glucocorticoids
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and other immunosuppressants
Anti-TNF therapies
Rituximab
Intravenous bisphosphonates
Intra-articular injections
Soft-tissue injections
Specialist physiotherapy
Specialist occupational therapy
Patient Education

Contact us

Rheumatology Department
B504 King Edward Building
Bristol Royal Infirmary
BS2 8HW

For outpatient appointment bookings: 0117 342 6888

Consultant secretaries:

Doctor Robert Marshall & Doctor Shane Clarke: 0117 342 7266

Doctor Matthew Roy & Doctor Roopa Prasad: 0117 342 7268

We welcome referrals from GPs and other health professionals.

Referral information for clinicians