Rheumatologist

[dolphin39]

My granddaughter has been suffering pain which appears to be a form of rheumatism, but her GP is mystified as it seems to be atypical. Can anyone suggest a rheumatologist in London or the South West of England please?

[PMRpro Ambassador]

NHS or private?

[dolphin39 in reply to PMRpro]

Either, granddaughter has access to private

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to dolphin39]

If it were my granddaughter I would start with a really approachable and caring guy in Chertsey

drrahughesrheumatologyltd.com/

He is possibly not the end of your journey - but he is a lovely guy, has teenage sons so knows how to relate to younger patients (how old is your granddaughter?) and will advise you sensibly what to do next.

The alternative would be the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath

rnhrd.nhs.uk/

which should have all you need on one site and there are some very good people there.

[dolphin39 in reply to PMRpro]

Thanks for your advice, granddaughter is 22 years old

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to dolphin39]

His two are probably mid-late teens now.

Good luck with her finding someone who listens - I mean really, where is her GP? His job is as gatekeeper to identify when he hasn't got the key but finds the person who does ...