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Address: Located at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital,

About us

About us

We provide an extensive bone health service at Croydon University Hospital and in various community sites, ranging from imaging to bone health assessments.

Services

Rheumatology – Osteoporosis clinics at Purley Memorial Hospital and Croydon University Hospital. Assessment and specialist treatment of Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disorders.

Fracture Liaison Service – Bone health and falls assessments in secondary prevention of patients who have had fragility fractures and seen in Trauma / fracture clinics in Orthopaedics.

Geriatrics – Our falls service provides assessment and treatment of patients with recurrent falls.

Orthogeriatrics – Bone health assessment of patients older than 60 years admitted with hip fractures.

Orthopaedics – Surgical management of acute vertebral fractures with our Kyphoplasty service.

Radiology – Bone density scan service (DEXA scan) at Purley Memorial Hospital. DEXA scanning to ascertain patients’ bone density status.

Dietetics – Review of diet regarding optimizing calcium and Vitamin D and assessment of patients with low BMI and coeliac disease (important risk factors for Osteoporosis).

Physiotherapy – Focus on low impact exercises to improve bone density and muscle conditioning.

Wards and clinics — where they are based

Croydon University Hospital

Fracture Liaison Nurse clinics
Orthopaedic Kyphoplasty service – orthopaedic OPD / Fracture Clinic and inpatient for Kyphoplasties
Orthogeriatrics inpatient reviews: base ward is Queens 3 with outlying patients on Queens 1 and 2
Physiotherapy

Purley War Memorial Hospital

Bone density scan service (DEXA scan)

Both

Rheumatology Osteoporosis clinics
Falls service clinics
Dietetics service

Other helpful information for patients

National Osteoporosis (NOS) website: www.nos.org.uk (for all leaflets on osteoporosis, associated problems, medications, exercise, lifestyle changes etc).

NOS helpline: 0845 450 0230. NOS general enquires: 0845 130 3076

Rheumatology Helpline number (regarding Osteoporosis clinic): 020 8401 3973

Falls Service Helpline number: 020 8274 6258

Physiotherapy number: 020 8274 6847

Dietetics number: 0208 401 3000 ext 4123/3096.