The Infection service at RNOH is divided into:
The general infection service includes general clinical advice, laboratory liaison, infection prevention and control, and antimicrobial stewardship.
The specialist orthopaedic infection service is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of consultant infection specialists, orthopaedic surgeons, clinical nurse specialists, and pharmacy staff and is responsible for pre-surgery planning, in-patient review, and post-operative follow up.
Patients requiring long courses of intravenous antibiotics or complex oral antibiotic regimens after discharge are monitored via the well established OPAT service operating a long distance model.
The service also sees a number of patients on long term antimicrobial suppression.
Referrals
The Orthopaedic Infection service currently does not accept direct referrals. All infection patients need a primary orthopaedic team and should be referred via the appropriate team page on this website.
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Consultants
For professionals only, contact Consultant of the week via email rnoh.
This inbox is monitored Mon – Fri 08.00 - 17.00 outside of these times contact microbiology resident doctors on duty or on call.
Infection consultants rotating via the Royal Free Hospital
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Patient support line 020 8385 3046
Hours Monday to Friday 08.00 -17.00
If issue is emergency contact 111 or 999 as appropriate.
Pharmacy staff
Team Administrators
Mary Ohene 020 8909 5831
James Aubrey Edwards 020 8385 3047
General enquiries rnoh.