Services

Day Ward / Biologic Therapies Assessment Unit

This unit was established as a result of advances in the management of severe arthritis and the introduction of new biologic therapies. Patients attend the unit for complex assessments and treatments which cannot be conducted in an outpatient clinic and do not require an overnight stay.

Inpatient Services

This unit provides full inpatient facilities for patients who require more intensive therapy.

Outpatient Services

There are a small number of outpatient clinics at Musgrave Park Hospital:

Paediatric Rheumatology(Dr Rooney)	Fortnightly clinic Day Procedure weekly clinic
Joint Injection (Dr Wright)	Weekly
Osteoporosis (Dr Finch)

Other rheumatology clinics are held at Belfast City Hospital and the Royal Group of Hospitals.

Facilities

The Regional Rheumatology Service is based at Musgrave Park Hospital.

The day ward / biologics unit has 12 beds.

The inpatient unit has 30 beds in a mixed adult ward.

Paediatric inpatient beds are available if necessary within the Paediatric Orthopaedic ward in Withers Orthopaedic Centre.

Activity

	2001/02	2002/03
Completed cases	683	695
Average length of stay	10.5	10.5
Day Cases	2437	3052
Outpatients	841	655

Contact details

Musgrave Park Hospital
Day Ward / Biologic Therapies Assessment Unit	028 9090 2000 ext 2829 / 2850
Inpatient Ward 5	028 9090 2000 ext 2416 / 2397
Nurse Manager	028 9090 2000 ext 2580 / 2581

Consultants' Secretaries
Dr Taggart Secretary Musgrave Park Hospital	028 9090 2000 ext 2591
Dr Bell Secretary Musgrave Park Hospital	028 9090 2000 ext 2115
Dr Finch Secretary Musgrave Park Hospital	028 9090 2000 ext 2104
Dr Wright Secretary Musgrave Park Hospital	028 9090 2000 ext 2115
Dr Rooney Secretary Musgrave Park Hospital	028 9090 2000 ext 2268