Ortho NI’s highly regarded Orthopaedic Consultants have a proven track record of exceptional patient care. Practicing at various conveniently located surgeries, we represent specialists from a growing range of orthopaedic disciplines.
Consultations are performed at our accessible, high quality locations. Assessment and surgery is performed by your chosen specialist surgeon. Find out more about your specific procedure by viewing one of our Specialities pages.
When you visit us for a consultation please bring your GP letter of referral, insurance membership number and your results of any previous investigations. You can book an appointment with your chosen consultant on our Contact page.
Having either self-referred or been referred by your GP or physiotherapist, an appointment date will be scheduled to see one of our consultant partners. You should bring with you all relevant previous investigation results.
Following this initial consultation, further investigations such as X-rays or an MRI scan may be required. A review appointment will be organised to discuss your investigation results. Surgery may be necessary; in which case, we will arrange a date that is convenient for you and conduct a pre-operative assessment to ensure your safety for anaesthesia.
After taking a detailed history of your symptoms and an examination, your specialist consultant will often be able to diagnose the problem. However, further investigations are sometimes necessary. All our specialist consultant partners work closely with local musculoskeletal imaging (expert radiologists), holding regular weekly meetings to discuss scans and complex cases. The following paragraph tells you about some of the tests and scans you may need to undergo:
All surgery carries some risk, although for most procedures the risks are low. Your surgeon will discuss in detail the risks specific to any procedure that is planned, but here is some general advice to help reduce the likelihood of complications occurring.
If you already attend a Physiotherapist we are happy for that Physio to complete your rehabilitation course. Most physiotherapists are recognised by all the major insurers. You will need to check your policy to see whether or not physiotherapy is included. The number and frequency of sessions required will be individually tailored to, and guided by your progress. Physiotherapy is often very helpful preceding (prehabilitation) as well as following an operation (rehabilitation).
We advise that you bring a GP referral letter and any scan/x-rays or other results with you to your consultation.
We increasingly see patients for this reason. We request that you notify our Practice Manager if you are seeking a second opinion so that an appropriate time slot can be organised.
We aim to provide as comprehensive a service as possible. We are unable to provide 24/7 cover. However if you have any urgent queries you should initially contact the hospital ward in which you had your surgery. If the treating surgeon is unavailable then one of the partners is usually able to provide a review.
On some occasions you may be advised to attend your local accident and emergency department.
If you already attend a Physiotherapist we are happy for that Physio to complete your rehabilitation course. Most physiotherapists are recognised by all the major insurers. You will need to check your policy to see whether or not physiotherapy is included.
The number and frequency of sessions required will be individually tailored to, and guided by your progress. Physiotherapy is often very helpful preceding (prehabilitation) as well as following an operation (rehabilitation)
The number of further consultations you need will depend on the operation you have had and how closely we need to monitor your progress. In general we aim to continue to see you until you have fully recovered from any procedure.
Costs and Medical Insurance
All our consultant partners are recognised by the major healthcare insurance companies (Beneden, H3, BUPA, BUPA International, AXA PPP, WPA, Norwich Union Aviva, Standard Life, Vitality, Simply Health, Cigna etc.)
As consultant surgeons we are able to provide diagnostic services in addition to day case and inpatient surgical treatment.
Your insurance policy may have an excess, and on occasions there may also be a shortfall in the coverage provided by your insurance company to cover the incurred costs. In these situations, an outstanding payment will be required.
Below is a fee explanation note produced by FIPO (the federation of independent practitioner organisations) outlining the important principles governing the provision of medical care under private medical insurance.
Click here to download a PDF of the fee explanation note.
Increasingly patients without private medical insurance are opting to fund their own medical treatment in the private sector.
Following an initial consultation and subsequent investigations, at a review consultation, a diagnosis will be made and a management plan formulated. Based on this plan a fixed price cost for any surgical treatment may be provided. This Fixed Price Surgery scheme includes hospital fee, anaesthetic fee and surgeons fee. In general, private hospitals will require payment in full before the treatment is provided.
Ortho NI was formed by leading orthopadedic consultants in response to our patients urgent need for hassle-free, effective healthcare. Practicing from leading clinical facilities throughout Northern Ireland, we provide a first class level of care to patients requiring private medical consultation and treatment.
We currently provide Hip and Knee consultation and surgery, as well as other orthopaedic specialisms. At Ortho NI Sport, our specialists also have combined experience in treating sport-related conditions.
A centre of excellence combining several orthopaedic specialisms, our practitioners deliver exceptional care at the convenience of our patients. Our specialists offer a complete service from consultation to investigation, diagnosis to surgery and from physio to recovery – you’re always in the best of care with Ortho NI.
Simply contact us to make an appointment with our expert consultants or find out more about our referral process.
Meet our expert Orthopaedic consultants at a time that suits you, at one of our convenient Northern Ireland locations.
Our consultants diagnose and make best practice recommendations on your course of treatment.
Surgery or treatment is scheduled for an appropriate time, at one of our high spec private clinic facilities.
our recovery is closely monitored and aided by our specialist consultants and our attentive medical staff.
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