"Shoulder impingement surgery"

Dear amextess,

I am sorry you were misinformed but I think there is a possible option C. the Physio and Doctor were unaware of whether an Orthopaedic Surgeon carries ot the specific operation you require.

I am aware Inverclyde Royal have Orthopaedic Surgeons, having worked there for 18 years. However, I could not advise you as to whether they do or do not perform the operation you require.

Each Surgeon may develop a 'special interest' in a particular aspect of surgery. This is often as a result of various things e.g. where and who they have trained with. As far as I know, there is not a directory that states if a doctor's has a special interest.

I hope you get the operation you require and have a rapid recovery.

Kind regards,

Eunice

Dear amextess,

In the interest of accuracy, I would like to confirm that Inverclyde Royal Hospital does in fact have CT and MRI in the medical Imaging department.

I do hope you get your operation as soon as possible, in the best location for you and with the best outcome for you.

Kind regards,

Eunice

Hi Amextess

Apologies for the delay in replying. I am the general manager for the orthopaedic service at Inverclyde Royal and can confirm that, as part of Clyde hospitals orthopaedics, we do take referrals for the surgery you describe. As is the case with a lot of procedures where the numbers are smaller, we limit the amount of places that the surgery is undertaken to ensure skill remains high and your outcome is as good as it can be. We carry out the surgery you describe in the RAH in Paisley for all Clyde patients however the diagnosis part of the procedure including MRI and CT scanning and all pre-operative work up is available in IRH as is post-operative follow up care. I am keen to make sure you have all of the answers and information that you need so if it would help, please contact me on jacki.smart@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or on 01413147126 to discuss

Best wishes

jacki

Hi there

if able, give me a call and we can see how my team can assist. We'd be very keen to

Thanks

jacki

Hi Amextess,

I am sorry you have somehow been led astray but I am unsure how this misinformation came about. It is not standard practice for the Physiotherapy Department, Crosshouse Hospital, to refer patients to Inverclyde Royal Hospital unless requested by the patient themselves. If this is requested, the physiotherapist would have to contact Inverclyde to find out their referral procedure and at this point would be told if the referral was appropriate for the department.

To understand what happened in your case and to investigate further I would need more details. If you would like me to look into this for you, please contact me at Elizabeth.quinn@aaaht.scot.nhs.uk or telephone 01563 827197.

Kind regards,

Elizabeth Quinn

Physiotherapy Service Manager

Hi Again Amextess

Thanks for getting in touch with me on the telephone and, as promised we'll take offline communications about your referral and our plans to direct that to the most appropriate place.

Good to be able to help

Speak soon with an update

Jacki