We offer a consultant-led clinic one-stop carpal tunnel clinic.

The aim of this clinic is to provide a smooth and efficient pathway for people with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome (compression of the median nerve at the wrist). We carry out a clinical assessment, nerve conduction studies and a specialist assessment all in one appointment. If appropriate, we will also schedule you for surgery, which we aim to offer within two months of your first appointment.

Clinics

Carpal tunnel syndrome clinic

Address

Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
London W6 8RF

Hours

  • Mr Hettiaratchy – in main outpatients, Monday afternoons 
  • Mr Jain – in the fracture clinic, alternate Monday afternoons 
  • Mr Simmons – in main outpatients, alternate Monday mornings

Contact

Phone: 020 3313 5000 (between 08.00 and 20.00, Monday to Friday, please have your hospital number ready)
Email: appointments@imperial.nhs.uk

Meet the team

Consultant plastic surgeons

Mr Shehan Hettiaratchy
Mr Abhilash Jain
Mr Arvind Mohan
Mr Jon Simmons
Mr Matt Ives
Mr Graham Lawton

Associate specialist

Miss Lada Lysakova
Special interests: carpal tunnel surgery

Hand therapists 

Joelle Chalmer
Donna Kennedy

Patient information

Before your appointment

Please remember to check your appointment letter for anything specific you have been asked to take with you. In addition, it would be helpful if you could bring the following:

  • A list of medications you take
  • Money to pay for any prescriptions, or an exemption card 
  • A list of questions you may want to ask your consultant

During your appointment

Your appointment will be held in the fracture clinic at Charing Cross Hospital.

You will see:

There are different treatments available for carpal tunnel syndrome. Your treatment will depend on the severity of your symptoms and the results of your nerve conduction tests.

As our surgeons and hand therapists are experienced in managing many different types of hand problems, even if you don’t have carpal tunnel syndrome the team will be able to explain the diagnosis of your problem and formulate a management plan.

After your appointment

If you need surgery we will arrange this for you during your appointment. We aim to perform surgery within two months of your first appointment. This usually involves a twenty-minute procedure performed under local anaesthesia as a day case, meaning you can go home on the same day.

Patient information leaflets

Refer to this service

GP

Please use NHS e-Referrals to refer a patient to our carpal tunnel care clinic. 

Carpal tunnel syndrome is now subject to Planned Procedure with a Threshold (PPwT) — please ensure that referrals follow these guidelines.

GP advice

GPs may call our team for advice prior to referral.

Phone: 020 3311 1790

Further online resources



Your inpatient stay Your stay in hospital

You may need to stay at one of our hospitals to have a procedure or receive treatment, either overnight as an inpatient or during the day as a day patient. Ahead of your inpatient stay, you will usually need to attend a pre-operative assessment appointment.

Find out more about how you can reschedule or cancel your inpatient stay, pre-operative assessments, what to bring with you when you come to hospital and much more.