Outpatient Department

Hartshead South

Hartshead South Outpatients primarily hosts Cardiology and Respiratory medicine clinics. It is also the home to the Cardio Respiratory Investigation department (CRI), where cardiac related diagnostic investigations are carried out, some more complex diagnostic tests take place in the surrounding Trusts. There is also a Neurophysiology department and satellite clinics for surgeons coming from other Trusts.

The Dermatology team here provide a variety of services including minor operation sessions, cryotherapy, and specialist nurse-led phototherapy (light-therapy) treatments and a complex dressings clinic.

A Urology service is also offered in partnership with consultant colleagues from Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. On the Tameside site we offer outpatient and diagnostic services; for example cystoscopy and truss biopsies, and counselling support. However, if patients require surgery this would be carried out on the Stepping Hill site.

Clinic 10, Fracture and Trauma and Orthopaedic clinic

The Fracture clinic is a multi-disciplinary clinic where patients may be seen by a nurse, have an x-ray and also see a consultant. We operate orthopaedic elective and fracture clinic sessions, providing all methods of casting requirements to facilitate treatment. The casting room is served by a mixture of qualified nurses and casting technicians, supported by health care assistants. Patients are seen either on a nurse led clinic or from the doctor’s clinic.

The department is working hard to reduce the need for patients to come to hospital. A&E and Orthopaedics are working together to support virtual fracture clinics, improving the service for patients and staff. In addition, the department works closely with the Surgical Appliances department, who have a variety of orthotics to assist treatments.