A-Z of Services
Bone Health Service
- Address: Located at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital,
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.
Locations
Croydon University Hospital, 530 London Road, Croydon, CR7 7YE
Purley War Memorial Hospital, 856 Brighton Rd, Purley, CR8 2YL
Pathways
Aromatase Inhibitor OP pathways.pdf[pdf] 519KB
Croydon HS Post-Menapausal Osteoporosis Pathway.pdf[pdf] 409KB
Glucocorticoid induced Osteoporosis Pathway.pdf[pdf] 287KB
CHS Bisphosphonate drug holiday and treatment review pathway 2017.pdf[pdf] 399KB
CHS Osteoporosis Referral Pathway.pdf[pdf] 151KB
ASBMR bisphosphonate associated atypical femoral fracture management pathway.pdf[pdf] 289KB