Home	The Brachial Plexus Injury Service, based at the Victoria Infirmary, South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Division is a designated National Service for Scotland. The Paediatric Brachial Plexus Injury Service, based at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow is also a designated National Service for Scotland. Service Remit: To provide specialist multidisciplinary integrated management for assessment, surgical reconstruction and rehabilitation for patients with brachial plexus injury. Referrals: Adult patients: All referrals should be made to Mr T Hems at the Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow. See link to Referral Guidelines and contact details. Children: Referrals should be made to Miss Claire Murnaghan, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow. See link to Obstetric Injury and contact details. Welcome to the Scottish Adult And Obstetric Brachial Plexus Service Website. You should be able to find most of the information you require by using the links available. Should you require any additional information contact the appropriate team member by email or telephone. Introduction to the Adult Brachial Plexus Service The Scottish Adult Brachial Plexus Service is based at the Victoria Infirmary, Grange Road, Glasgow. It was initially started in January 1997 by Mr Tim Hems, Hand and Orthopaedic Surgeon and became a designated service in April 2004 with central funding. The service has steadily grown year on year - The service employs a Lead Clinician, who is a Hand and Orthopaedic Surgeon, a Plastic Surgeon, a Clinical Nurse Specialist, a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, an Occupational Therapist and a Service Administrator. The service has close ties with Strathclyde University’s Prosthetics and Orthotics Department and has input from an Orthotist, Brian McLaughlin who provides and maintains the upper limb orthoses. Referrals are accepted from all over Scotland, usually from other Orthopaedic Consultants or Specialist Registrars. Occasionally referrals are accepted from Extended Scope Practitioner Physiotherapists but this is usually with prior consultation. Patients are assessed at either the brachial plexus clinics which run monthly or, during the intervening period, at Mr Hems’ Fracture or Orthopaedic Clinic. We also hold a satellite clinic in Aberdeen. These are usually held bi-annually in spring and autumn. Surgery is usually performed at the Victoria Infirmary, but occasionally some surgery is carried out at the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow. disclaimer Whilst every care is taken with articles and text, claims and statements by authors and other contributors cannot be taken to represent the view of the Scottish National Brachial Plexus Injury Service. From time to time, sponsors may  include an article or advertising material on this website. Any information thus contained is accepted on the grounds that it is for the information of the reader. The Scottish National Brachial Plexus Injury Service does not acknowledge these statements/advertisements from manufacturers in opposition to or in preference of any other manufacturer.
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Mr Tim Hems, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon	0141 201 5436	Scottish National Brachial Plexus Injury Service Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 1^st Floor, Outpatient’s Building Victoria Infirmary Langside Road Glasgow G42 9TY Phone: 0141 201 5436 Fax: 0141 201 5818
Mr Andrew Hart, Consultant Plastic Surgeon	0141 211 5282
Beverley Wellington , Orthopaedic Nurse Specialist	0141 201 5394
Jane Green, Specialist Physiotherapist	0141 347 8684
David McKay, Service Administrator	0141 201 5436
email	brachial.plexus@ggc.scot.nhs.uk