Our dedicated rheumatology service offers comprehensive care from diagnosis to treatment for a wide range of joint, muscle, bone, and tendon conditions, including all types of arthritis and degenerative joint diseases.
Inpatient care is based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, with outpatient clinics at the Glenfield Hospital, Leicester General Hospital, and across community hospitals in Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work closely with orthopaedics and radiology teams, with access to advanced imaging technologies including MRI, CT, musculoskeletal ultrasound, DXA, and radioisotope scans to support accurate diagnosis and treatment.
We also offer a range of specialist clinics, including:
- Early Arthritis
- Connective Tissue Disease & Vasculitis
- Inflammatory Back Pain
- Osteoporosis & Metabolic Bone Disease
- Adolescent Rheumatology
- Myositis
- Capillaroscopy
Useful links
- Arthritis Care – information and support for people affected by arthritis.
- Arthritis Research Campaign – lots of information about arthritis and its treatment.
- Disorders of Joints, Bones and Muscles Websites – links to useful information and support organisations.
- National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (NASS) – UK charity working for people affected by ankylosing spondylitis.
- National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society – everything you want to know about rheumatoid arthritis.
- Versus Arthritis – information on the conditions found within rheumatology and medications used.
- National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) – information and support services for those who live with RA.
- Lupus UK – information and support to patients with lupus.
- Vasculitis UK helping patient navigate their vasculitis diagnosis.
- Scleroderma and Raynaud’s UK – A guide for understanding the Scleroderma disease and how symptoms vary by type.
- Myositis – information and guidance to those who are effected my myositis.