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NHS Hand Surgery Providers In Cornwall


RCHT 
provides assessment and treatment of all hand and wrist conditions at Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske), Camborne Redruth Hospital and West Cornwall Hospital. Paediatric outpatients are held at RCHT (Treliske) and Bodmin Hospital. RCHT also provides specialist hand therapy.



Probus Surgery
 provide local anaesthetic surgery for patients over 18 with: 

  • Carpal Tunnel
  • Trigger finger
  • Dupytren's
  • Mucoid cyst
  • Ganglion 

DuchyHospital provides surgery for patients of 18 or over with a BMI under 40 for:

  • Carpal tunnel
  • Trigger finger
  • Excision of swelling in fingers
  • Dupytrens contracture 

 

ACCESSING SPLINTS

Request Form– Send paper copy to appliance department at Treliske

Request for splints can go direct to appliance department if you are able to decide which size splint is appropriate OR pt can be assessed & have splint requested through physiotherapy

  • Wrist splint for carpal tunnel– specify small/ medium/ large/ x large & left/ right
  • Thumb spica– for OA / DeQuervains - specify small/ medium/ large/ x large & left/ right
  • Tennis elbow splint– measure around forearm & specify left / right

 

References

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Clinical Knowledge Summaries (Oct 2008) www.cks.nhs.uk

British Society for Surgery of the Hand http://www.bssh.ac.uk/

-          Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

-          Trigger finger/thumb

-          Dupuytren’s contracture

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Clinical Knowledge Summaries (Oct 2008) www.cks.nhs.uk

Kernow Hand Surgeons www.kernowhandsurgeons.co.uk

 

Date reviewed                     25/06/2019

Next review due                  25/06/2020

Sifter name                          Dr Rebecca Hopkins

 

Consultant name + any other contributors           Dr Natalie Dawes

 

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