Service detail

The Rheumatology department provides treatment and care to patients with diseases of the musculoskeletal system - bone, joint and connective tissue.

We provide services at University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Our team is made up of consultant rheumatologists, trainee rheumatologists, a team of nurses led by a rheumatology nurse specialist, clinic staff and secretaries. 

Conditions we can treat

Our service can help with a wide variety of rheumatic issues, including.

• Inflammatory arthritis: Including rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis associated with psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis.
• Connective tissue disease: Including lupus, Sjögren’s syndrome, scleroderma, polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
• Vasculitis: including Wegener’s granulomatosis, polyarteritis nodosa, Behçet’s, Churg-Strauss and temporal arteritis.
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Gout
• Sarcoidosis
• Osteoporosis
• Paget’s Disease
• Paediatric rheumatological conditions: juvenile arthritis, juvenile connective tissue diseases, musculoskeletal and soft tissue problems (knee pain, hypermobility)

Learn more about rheumatic diseases on the NHS website

Who we can help

We see adults over the age of 16 years old from Lewisham, Greenwich or Bexley who have with a wide variety of rheumatic issues.

How to get a referral

You can be referred to our service by your local GP. 

Your appointment

When attending your first appointment, we will ask for a urine sample. You will also be weighed during this first session.

Please be sure to bring with you details of any medications you are currently taking.