Please also see Pre-referral Orthopaedic guidelines for information and guidance on:
- Bow-Legs and Knock-Knees
- Flat Feet
- Heel Pain in Children
- Intoeing Gait
- Ganglion Cysts in Children
- Trigger Thumb
- Lesser Toe Problems
Orthopaedics outpatients referrals
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Referrals Accepted from
- Primary Care in NHS GGC (except those local to RAH)
- Secondary Care from GGC and other boards
Method of Referral
- Referral via SCI Gateway preferred
- Dictated Letter
Further Information
- Urgent referrals may be downgraded depending on the clinical information supplied
- Please indicate whether an interpreter is required and which language
- The Emergency Department in the Royal Hospital for Children have a limping child protocol and this should be used for suspected Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis/?Septic Arthritis/Osteomyelitis
- If unsure advice is available, please see acute referral guidelines
Editorial Information
Last reviewed: 08 December 2021
Next review: 31 December 2023
Author(s): Paediatric Orthopaedic Department