Welcome to Oswestry Orthopaedic Hospital
With a worldwide reputation for innovation and research, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, provides the highest quality hospital care to patients locally, regionally and nationally. Our surrounding geographical area includes Shropshire, Wales, Cheshire and the Midlands.
The Orthopaedic hospital mainly treats disorders of the bones, joints and muscles. Surgical areas comprise hip and knee replacement, foot, ankle and lower limb surgery, hand shoulder and upper limb surgery (including hand emergencies), spinal disorders and sports injury surgery. We host the regional centres for Spinal Injuries at the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries and the Regional Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Service. Additionally we treat people with metabolic disorders (including osteoporosis) and those with inflammatory arthritis. We have a centre for children and provide specialist surgery and treatment for children and adolescents with orthopaedic or disorders affecting muscular development. The Trust also provides services for private patients within Ludlow Unit. Please see Our Services for more details.
CQC core standards 2009/10 – mid-year declaration
Safeguarding Children
"The Trust annually reviews its systems and processes and provides an annual report to the Board. The Trust recognises where it needs to make ongoing improvements to its systems and processes but is assured on the current Child protection systems, including Governance arrangements, around training and staffing and around arrangements to work in partnership with others to safeguard children."
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September 2009 - See Trust Board paper 11
"The Best Hospital 2007"
The results of the 2007 National Inpatient Survey released in May, reveal that the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust has come out top nationally. The Trust had the highest score for excellence in the Overall Rate of Care Received.
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Stem Cell Work on ITV
View the 2009 filming by ITV Central about our pioneering work - a clinical stem cell trial for patients whose bone fractures won't heal, by kind permission of Central Tonight.
Reduce the risk of Swine Flu
The Trust has been working in partnership with its health partners to ensure a coordinated approach to supporting patients and staff during the pandemic Influenza. The policy approved by the Board outlines the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospitals’ role in supporting the wider health economy deal with the situations and periods of overwhelming demand caused by Pandemic Influenza. The Trust Board is assured that the plans and procedures meet the requirements established in national documents.