This information was last checked on 10-Nov-2023.
What is this service?
This service manages multiple chronic complex rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders requiring specialised medication regimes.
They provide treatment for:
- inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis
- gout and pseudogout
- connective tissue diseases, such as SLE
- temporal arteritis
- vasculitis
- myositis
- bone problems such as metabolic bone disease and osteoporosis.
Criteria
- 16 years old and over
How to refer
🖥️ eRS → Speciality ‘Rheumatology’ > Organisation or Site Name ‘King’s College Hospital (Denmark Hill)’ > Select ‘Rheumatology - General Rheumatology - @ DH for King's College Hospital - RJZ’ from the service results
Metabolic bone and osteoporosis clinic:
✉️ Email → kch-tr.kchreferrals@nhs.net for fast track bone density scans for secondary prevention
Rejections, DNAs & other Quirks
- For advice on referrals or to arrange an urgent review or admission, call switchboard on 020 3299 9000 and ask to speak to the on-call Rheumatology Registrar.
Contact info
☎️ 020 3299 9000 (switchboard → ask to speak to on-call Rheumatology Registrar)
🌐 Rheumatology | King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (kch.nhs.uk)
🏡 Third floor, Willowfield Building, King’s College Hospital, Bessemer Road, SE5 9BG