Services Provided
- General rheumatology service
- Joint injections
- Sports medicine clinic
- Metabolic bone disease e.g. osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and Paget’s disease
- Osteoporosis
- Inflammatory joint disease
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Spinal pain clinic
- Consultant led follow-up Clinics
- Nurse-led follow-up clinics (St Peter’s)
Contact Details
Telephone advice for patients: 01932 722703
Telephone advice and liaison for GPs and practice nurse:
- 01932 722396 (SPH)
- 01784 884888 (ASH)
The Clinical Team
Dr Rod HUGHES,
Consultant Rheumatologist (Specialty Lead)
Consultant Rheumatologist (Specialty Lead)
GMC: 2594073
- General rheumatology service includes joint injection clinic
- Combined Paediatric clinic
- Combined renal clinic osteoporosis clinic
- Active research department
- Special interest in inflammatory arthritis and vasculitis
Dr Gulam PATEL,
Consultant Rheumatologist
Consultant Rheumatologist
GMC: 3198612
- General Rheumatology
- Special Interest Clinics including Osteoporosis
- Soft tissue and joint injection clinics
- Inflammatory joint disease
- Connective tissue disorder
- Combined orthopaedic clinic
- Combined rheumatology / dermatology clinic
- Active research department
Dr Fazal Sheikh
Consultant Rheumatologist
GMC: 6057704
Consultant Rheumatologist
GMC: 6057704
- General Rheumatology
- Joint injections
- Early inflammatory arthritis
- Connective tissue disease
- Vasculitis
Specialist Nursing
- Sholeh Wright – Senior Nurse Specialist
- Rachel Driver – Senior Nurse Specialist
- Liz Anderson – Senior Rheumatology Practitioner
Nurse-led follow-up clinics for RA patients referred by Consultant Rheumatologist.
Patient Education
Research Co-ordinators
- Marie Buckley
- Margaret Walsh
Logistics management of patients on biologic agents
Osteoporosis test collation
Research projects supervision