Musculoskeletal (MSK) Interface Service

Our Musculoskeletal Interface (MSKI) Service is aimed at people who need more specialist musculoskeletal assessment. For example those that have not responded to normal care from a GP. This could include persistent pain due to a musculoskeletal problem such as osteoarthritis or joint pain, or for people with spinal symptoms such as back pain or sciatic pain (leg pain due to a trapped nerve).

Your GP will refer you to this service if you have not responded to normal GP care such as pain relief and physiotherapy.

We are a triage service that aims to offer prompt access for assessment, advice and treatment.

Our clinics are held at the following locations:

South Gloucestershire

• Cossham Memorial Hospital
• Concord Health Centre
• Thornbury Leisure Centre.
• Yate Westgate Centre

Bristol

• Charlotte Keele Health Centre, Easton
• East Trees Health Centre, Eastville
• Fishponds Health Centre
• Hampton House Health Centre, Cotham
• Hartcliffe Health Centre
• John Milton Clinic
• Knowle Clinic
• William Budd Health Centre, Knowle
• Whitchurch Health Centre

North Somerset

• North Somerset Community Hospital, Clevedon
• Marina Health Centre, Portishead
• Weston General Hospital

At your appointment you will be assessed by either an Specialist Musculoskeletal Clinician, or a GP with a Special Interest in Orthopaedics.

Where possible we will explain our diagnosis at the assessment, but we may need to send you for further investigations to support this diagnosis, such as X-rays, scans or blood tests.

A further appointment will be made for you.  We will then discuss treatment options with you, which may include advice, exercises and/or injections.

We can refer you to other professional teams such as Physiotherapy and Podiatry if appropriate, and also if we feel that you need further assessment by a consultant team then we will discuss this with you along with the choice of hospitals available to you for further treatment.

You need to be referred by a healthcare professional  to access this service.

Booking your next appointment?   Please contact the MSK Service on 0300 125 6555.

Waiting times for this service are available on our waiting times page. 

Referral information and other clinical guidance can be found on Remedy : remedy pathway (icb.nhs.uk)