Joint Injection

If a health care professional or physiotherapist has diagnosed an inflammation either inside or around one or more of your joints, a highly effective way of treating this inflammation is to inject a mild steroid solution and local anaesthetic into the relevant areas.

The Joint Injection clinic is led by Dr Raymond Lee, GP 

Clinics are usually held on a Tuesday afternoon between 3.00pm - 5.30pm at Howard Medical Practice. 

Referrals are accepted for joint injection / peri-articular injections of :

• Shoulder
• Elbow
• Wrist
• Finger
• Hip
• Knee
• Feet

Referrals will NOT be accepted for:

• Patients for whom the diagnosis is in doubt
• Patients for whom a consultant rheumatologist or orthopaedic opinion is required

These patients should be referred to hospital in the usual manner.

Referring health care professionals should complete a service referral form and e-mail to: -

Email (via NHS Mail): ddicb.northwestdiagnostics@nhs.net

Urgent referrals should be clearly marked URGENT.

Patients are informed of their appointment by post or telephone call.

The Joint Injection service offers a short wait for consultation and the outcome of clinical attendance are available to the referring health care professional within 7 working days.