Colchester Hospital

We see orthopaedic or fracture clinic patients in the main outpatients department.

Virtual Fracture Clinic (VFC)

This is a new service designed to speed up patient access to orthopaedic care at our hospital. Patients attending A&E at either Colchester or a minor injury unit are referred to our VFC.

Patients do not have a face to face appointment.

The outcome of this can include:

• face to face fracture clinic appointment where you will be reviewed by an orthopaedic specialist
• discharge with a home management and treatment plan
• a plaster room appointment

In all cases you will be telephoned by a nurse specialist and told the outcome of the VFC. If an appointment is needed it will be booked with you over the phone.

If you are discharged, you will be contacted by a nurse specialist and your treatment plan will be explained. We then email you an information sheet relevant to your injury. This saves you making an unnecessary trip to the hospital and gives you the ability to manage your own condition as soon as possible.

Clinics

Staying in hospital

Ipswich Hospital

The service is moving temporarily to a new building, not far from the existing clinic. You can find it at the south end of site where there is building work ongoing. To the right of the building work is a new building which has a sign ‘Orthopaedic and Fracture Clinic’. There are signposts and walkways from nearby visitor car parks.

There will be a dedicated drop-off / pick-up zone for patients in car park F, which is the main visitor car park straight over the roundabout as you arrive at the hospital via Heath Road. It’s a short walk to the clinic from there.

Clinics

Staying in hospital