Trauma services

About

Our major trauma centre provides a 24-hour consultant-led service for both adults and children.

We are one of London's four major trauma centres and treat serious injuries. Our trauma centre works closely with many teams to deliver expert care for our patients. Our team consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and dietitians.

Conditions and treatments

Our major trauma centre treats serious conditions including head, chest, abdominal or skeletal injuries that have been sustained as a result of an accident, sport or violence.

Our centre delivers expert care for seriously injured patients and can provide high dependency support.

We have a specialist therapy service which ensures rehabilitation is started as soon as possible and that ongoing rehab needs are assessed and arranged as required.

We have a multidisciplinary team which includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, clinical neuropsychologists and dietitians with a wide variety of specialist skills including neurosciences, paediatrics, orthopaedics, amputee prosthetic limb management, hand therapy and acute respiratory management.