We care for patients who have disorders affecting their joints, muscles, bones and ligaments.\u00a0Our Rheumatology Department is the largest on Brisbane\u2019s northside, providing services to the Wide Bay region and central Queensland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[15,16,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1080","services","type-services","status-publish","hentry","category-services","category-rehabilitation-older-persons","category-outpatient-services"],"acf":{"page_subtitle":"(joint, muscle and soft tissue diseases)","page_type":"structured","include_in_alphabetical_listing":true,"page_sections":["general_details","accessing_this_service","what_to_bring","clinic_details"],"general_details":[{"what_we_do":"
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We provide a range of diagnostic and treatment services to people suffering severe and chronic musculoskeletal disease.\u00a0These include:<\/p>\n
Please note we do not perform surgical procedures.<\/p>\n","include_link_to_healthcare_professionals_section":false,"gd_other_content":false}],"accessing_this_service":[{"variation":"GP or medical practitioner referral","free_text":"
To access this service, your GP or medical practitioner will need to send a referral letter to the hospital.<\/p>\n
If there is a waiting list<\/a>, you will receive a confirmation letter and be advised on what to do next. If there is no waiting list, you will receive an appointment booking letter or we will contact you to arrange a suitable time for your appointment.<\/p>\n Wait times will vary at our outpatient clinics with urgent appointments seen as soon as possible.<\/p>\n We also accept inpatient referrals (urgent only) from the hospital.<\/p>\n"}],"include_refer_a_patient_panel":true,"refer_a_patient_text":"Rheumatology referral guideline","refer_a_patient_link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/specialist_service\/refer-your-patient\/rheumatology","specialist_hotline":"1300 364 938","after_your_hospital_appointment":[{"variation":"Preadmission and surgery","free_text":""}],"what_to_bring":[{"category":"general","what_to_bring_general":[{"display":["every_time","for_appointment","for_procedure"],"every_time":"","_copy":"","for_appointment":"","_copy2":"","for_procedure":"","_copy3":"","for_overnight":""}],"what_to_bring_mental_health":false,"what_to_bring_child_health":false}],"clinic_introduction":"","clinic_details":[{"clinic":[{"ID":1086,"post_author":"8","post_date":"2021-02-05 10:42:43","post_date_gmt":"2021-02-05 00:42:43","post_content":"","post_title":"Rheumatology - Kidney Clinic","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rheumatology-kidney-clinic","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-02-10 11:29:07","post_modified_gmt":"2021-02-10 01:29:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/?post_type=clinic&p=1086","menu_order":0,"post_type":"clinic","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1082,"post_author":"8","post_date":"2021-02-05 10:42:01","post_date_gmt":"2021-02-05 00:42:01","post_content":"","post_title":"Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rheumatology-outpatient-clinic","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-02-05 10:42:01","post_modified_gmt":"2021-02-05 00:42:01","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/?post_type=clinic&p=1082","menu_order":0,"post_type":"clinic","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1084,"post_author":"8","post_date":"2021-02-05 10:42:31","post_date_gmt":"2021-02-05 00:42:31","post_content":"","post_title":"Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic (private patient)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rheumatology-outpatient-clinic-private-patient","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-02-05 10:42:31","post_modified_gmt":"2021-02-05 00:42:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/?post_type=clinic&p=1084","menu_order":0,"post_type":"clinic","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}]}],"include_advertisement":false,"include_related_news_article":false,"add_contact_details":true,"remove_sidebar":false,"contact_extra_general_content":"","contact_extra_general_content_2":"","display":["location","refer","outside_hours","resources"],"building":{"ID":179,"post_author":"8","post_date":"2020-04-22 06:18:01","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-22 06:18:01","post_content":"","post_title":"STARS Building","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"stars","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-27 13:14:12","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-27 03:14:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/stars\/?post_type=location&p=179","menu_order":0,"post_type":"location","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"location_details":[{"name":"","location":"Level 3, STARS, 296 Herston Road, Herston","phone":"(07) 3647 7111","fax":"","email":"","opening_hours":"","visiting_hours":"","additional_details":false}],"refer_a_patient":" To refer a patient to this service, view the Rheumatology referral guideline<\/a>.<\/p>\n GP and Specialist Referral Hotline: 1300 364 938<\/p>\n","contact_us_outside_hours":[{"variation":"13 HEALTH","free_text":"","variable":""}],"resources":"Inpatient referral<\/h3>\n