GP resources and referrals

This section contains links to decision-making aids and a selection of NICE guidance designed to help GPs when they are considering referral. Additionally, advice and guidance can be sought from consultant colleagues via the Choose and Book system.

For patients who require an urgent clinical review by an elective orthopaedic surgeon due to complications post-surgery (dislocation, suspected infection, etc.) please contact the elective orthopaedic registrar on-call via the City Hospital switchboard on 0115 969 1169.

Decision making aids

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Osteoarthritis

Spinal Stenosis

Useful links

Low back pain: early management of persistent non-specific low back pain (NICE guidance)

Metastatic spinal cord compression: diagnosis and management of adults at risk of and with metastatic spinal cord compression (NICE guidance)

Osteoarthritis: care and management in adults (NICE guidance)

Clinical assessment of the musculoskeletal system: a guide for medical students and healthcare workers (Arthritis Research UK)