ANNUAL REVIEW master Final3a - St Vincent's University Hospital

Bone & Joint Unit
The St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG) Bone and Joint Unit is comprised of specialities of Orthopaedic
Surgery, Rheumatology and of Rehabilitation Medicine. The Bone and Joint Unit is the only such unit in
Ireland and the Mission of the Bone and Joint Unit is fourfold.
1. To provide an evidence based, multidisciplinary care programme to all patients presenting to
SVHG with musculoskeletal and rehabilitation related clinical related problems.
2. By linking closely with community care to devise programmes of patient management, which are
designed to offer speedy access, early intervention and discharge back to the community where
appropriate.
3. By coordinating teaching programmes to provide a unique, educational programme for medical
undergraduates, post-graduate trainees and for nurses, physiotherapists and occupational
therapists wishing to develop specialist musculoskeletal expertise.
4. By promoting interdisciplinary cooperation to further develop and expand the academic and
research infrastructure relating to musculoskeletal disease.
The Bone and Joint Unit has been operational since the summer of 2006. Clinics are provided within the
Unit operating on the basis of three by three clinics per day in addition to daily fracture clinics. Members of
the Bone and Joint Unit meet on a monthly basis to help plan and develop the service and to improve the
delivery of care to our patients.
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