The rheumatology unit at Charing Cross Hospital has a national and international reputation as a centre of excellence for clinical service delivery and translational research that includes an active clinical trials programme. Achievements include the development and introduction of the first biologic therapies for rheumatoid arthritis.

The department offers general and specialist rheumatology services with clinics on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday mornings and Thursdays.

There is a one-stop injection clinic for soft-tissue problems on Monday afternoons. We also see patients urgently if required.

The unit has specialist interests in particular conditions that interface with clinical trials of new therapeutics and research programmes in disease pathogenesis, genetics, diagnostic biomarkers and imaging. These include: rheumatoid and early arthritis, connective tissue diseases, including SLE and Sjogren’s syndrome, antiphospholipid syndrome, osteoarthritis of hands, ankylosing spondylitis and gout.

We have a specialist rheumatology nurse who undertakes drug monitoring in close cooperation with primary care.

Specialist nurse
Sr Angela Smith

Location
The rheumatology unit is on the ground floor, east wing.

Contact
General enquiries to clinical secretaries
Tel: 020 3311 8442/8441
Fax: 020 3311 8440

Sub-specialist enquiries as follows:
Prof Peter C Taylor
Tel: 020 3311 8441
Rheumatoid arthritis and early arthritis

Prof Patrick Venables
Tel: 020 3311 8441
Sjogren’s syndrome and other connective tissue diseases

Prof Patrick Venables or Dr Charles Mackworth-Young
Tel: 020 3311 8442
SLE and other connective tissue diseases

Dr Charles Mackworth-Young
Tel: 020 3311 8442
Antiphospholipid syndrome

Dr Tonia Vincent
Tel: 020 3311 8441
Osteoarthritis of hands

Dr Sonya Abraham
Tel: 020 3311 8441
Ankylosing spondylitis (monthly clinic)

Dr Clare Higgens
Tel: 020 3311 8442
Gout (bi-monthly clinic)

Rheumatology specialist nurse
Sr Angela Smith
Tel: 020 3311 7751