{"id":360,"date":"2022-08-31T10:44:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T09:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/royal-infirmary-of-edinburgh\/"},"modified":"2022-09-06T10:21:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T09:21:50","slug":"royal-infirmary-of-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/royal-infirmary-of-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200bPhysiotherapy Site\/Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>OPD5 Physiotherapy Outpatient Department<\/em><br><em>Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>51 Little France Crescent<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>Old\u00a0Dalkeith\u00a0Road<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>Edinburgh<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>EH16 4SA<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact telephone number: 0131 242 1940\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is a major acute teaching hospital located in the Edinburgh&nbsp;BioQuarter&nbsp;at Little France.&nbsp;Outpatient Department 5 (OPD5) is located on the ground floor of the hospital&nbsp;accessible adjacent to the&nbsp;East&nbsp;Entrance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a map and more detailed directions, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/GoingToHospital\/Locations\/RIE\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Going to Hospital<\/a> pages.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2022\/09\/RIE.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh entrance\" class=\"wp-image-665\" width=\"251\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2022\/09\/RIE.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2022\/09\/RIE-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2022\/09\/RIE-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services we offer\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MSK&nbsp;outpatient Physiotherapy&nbsp;, Extended Scope Practitioners, Lower Limb Classes, Upper Limb Classes, Specialist Hand Therapy, Thermoplastic Splinting,&nbsp;BioDex&nbsp;Isokinetic&nbsp;Testing,&nbsp; Fracture Clinics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How&nbsp;can I get referred&nbsp;into Physiotherapy?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>OPD5 do not accept self referrals\/ GP referrals.&nbsp;&nbsp;Referrals to OPD5 are accepted via hospital consultants, orthopaedic clinics and&nbsp;fracture clinics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to expect from your&nbsp;appointment?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1st&nbsp;Appointment:&nbsp;&nbsp;The main aim of the first appointment is for the&nbsp;physiotherapist to gather a detailed understanding of the problems the patient presents with.&nbsp;The appointment may last 30-45\u202fminutes.&nbsp;The physiotherapist will ask&nbsp;general health questions and specific questions about&nbsp;your&nbsp;problem to help build an accurate picture&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;an appropriate treatment plan.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow up appointments:&nbsp;&nbsp;Follow up appointments are&nbsp;either face&nbsp;to face,&nbsp;phone or via&nbsp;video&nbsp;(link sent via email),&nbsp;mutually agreed between patient and physiotherapist and&nbsp;dependent on your&nbsp;progress.&nbsp;Please bring a list of your medications with you and any forms or questionnaires you have been asked to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video appointments: Please see <a href=\"https:\/\/nhs.attendanywhere.com\/callers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nhs.attendanywhere.com<\/a> to find out more information about how to attend your video appointment. To access your video appointment visit <a href=\"https:\/\/nhsattend.vc\/pmskosrie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nhsattend.vc\/pmskosrie<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to wear<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During your physiotherapy assessment and treatment you may be required to remove your outer clothing (coats, scarf etc.) to allow the physiotherapist to fully assess your problem. If you\u00a0are\u00a0referred for assessment of a back or leg problem, please bring a pair of shorts or loose trousers. For a neck or shoulder problem, a vest top if you prefer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">During your appointment\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be seen by either a male or female physiotherapist, if you have a specific preference please contact us prior to your appointment to arrange this. Similarly if you would like a chaperone present during your examination, please contact us in advance to arrange this.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What if I&nbsp;cannot attend my appointment?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Missed appointments may result in a longer wait to be seen. If you cannot attend your physiotherapy appointment, please&nbsp;contact us as soon as possible.&nbsp;Please leave a message on the answering machine if there is no answer.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not attend an agreed appointment and have not informed the physiotherapy department of this in advance,&nbsp;you will be removed from the waiting list. If you contact the physiotherapy department within 4 weeks of this missed appointment you may be re-added to the waiting list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Patient Transport\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Patient transport will only be made available if you have a medical\/clinical need.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telephone&nbsp;<strong>0300 123 1236<\/strong>&nbsp;*calls charged at local rate up to 28 days in advance to book, making sure you have your CHI number available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hard of hearing or speech impaired? Use text relay:&nbsp;<strong>18001-0300 123 1236<\/strong>&nbsp;* (calls charged at local rate).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To cancel patient transport,&nbsp;phone&nbsp;<strong>0800 389 1333<\/strong>&nbsp;(freephone&nbsp;24 hour&nbsp;answer service).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8203;Physiotherapy Site\/Location OPD5 Physiotherapy Outpatient DepartmentRoyal Infirmary of Edinburgh&nbsp;51 Little France Crescent&nbsp;Old&nbsp;Dalkeith&nbsp;Road&nbsp;Edinburgh&nbsp;EH16 4SA&nbsp; Contact telephone number: 0131 242 1940&nbsp; The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is a major acute teaching hospital located in the Edinburgh&nbsp;BioQuarter&nbsp;at Little France.&nbsp;Outpatient Department 5 (OPD5) is located on the ground floor of the hospital&nbsp;accessible adjacent to the&nbsp;East&nbsp;Entrance.&nbsp; For a map and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":40,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/widewidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-360","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"NHS Lothian","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/author\/nhs-lothian\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"&#8203;Physiotherapy Site\/Location OPD5 Physiotherapy Outpatient DepartmentRoyal Infirmary of Edinburgh&nbsp;51 Little France Crescent&nbsp;Old&nbsp;Dalkeith&nbsp;Road&nbsp;Edinburgh&nbsp;EH16 4SA&nbsp; Contact telephone number: 0131 242 1940&nbsp; The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is a major acute teaching hospital located in the Edinburgh&nbsp;BioQuarter&nbsp;at Little France.&nbsp;Outpatient Department 5 (OPD5) is located on the ground floor of the hospital&nbsp;accessible adjacent to the&nbsp;East&nbsp;Entrance.&nbsp; For a map and","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":738,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/360\/revisions\/738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/musculoskeletal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}