United Kingdom

GTM #3

Estimated hand therapy patients / year

2,000,000

Insurance system

public

Medical tourism

strong

Emergency number

999

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Content roadmap (editorial)

Summaries from our editorial country notes, updated over time, and shown to explain guide depth — not legal, regulatory, or clinical advice. How we use this data.

Rollout wave: Wave 1
Editorial difficulty: medium
Hub expansion priority: Early reference expansion
Research status: drafted (verify before product claims)

NHS and private rehab channels coexist; UKCA/MHRA device expectations and UK GDPR are material for digital health positioning.

National device/software orientation (from export): MHRA (orientation)

Citations: HandTherapy editorial country dossiers (Notion export) · MHRA (orientation)

Emergency information

Primary authority: NHS / Department of Health and Social Care

Advice line: 111

Open Emergency help for United Kingdom (cited, dialable numbers from our same sources — not a diagnosis)

Top clinics

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital — Hand and Wrist (London)

Therapists in directory

Anne Alexander
Emma Bamford
Rachael Bamford

Legal notices · United Kingdom

Figures for United Kingdom are educational references, not individualized clinical, legal, or travel advice. HandTherapy.app does not create a clinician–patient relationship. Always confirm emergency numbers and coverage with local authorities and your care team.

In United Kingdom, public references commonly list 999 for life-threatening emergencies. HandTherapy.app does not place calls, verify numbers for your situation, or monitor emergencies. If you may be having a medical emergency, use local emergency services immediately.

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Public listings (societies, hospitals, faculty)

Curated from primary public pages (societies, IFSHT member lists, NHS or hospital sites, clinic “About” pages). Not a pay-to-play ranking.

Mr Henk Giele
Hand / upper extremity surgeon — (Hon) MB, MS, FRACS (Plastics), FRCS
OUH NHS Foundation Trust public consultant profile (plastic, reconstructive, and hand surgery).
Citations: OUH — Mr Henk Giele (consultant profile)
British Association of Hand Therapists (BAHT)
National hand therapy society
UK’s IFSHT member organization; BAHT is described on the IFSHT country page and charity site for professional development in hand therapy.
Citations: IFSHT — United Kingdom (BAHT member listing) · British Association of Hand Therapists
The British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH)
National hand surgery society
National UK society for hand surgery; patient and professional hand surgery information and education (public site).
Citations: The British Society for Surgery of the Hand

Nearby: France, GermanyRelated systems: Canada, Australia, United States

Sources (12)

ONS — https://www.ons.gov.uk/
NHS — https://www.nhs.uk/
NHS Musculoskeletal — https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/clinical-policy/msk/
DHSC — https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
NHS 999 — https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/urgent-and-emergency-care-services/when-to-call-999/
NHS 111 — https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/urgent-and-emergency-care-services/nhs-111/
CQC — https://www.cqc.org.uk/
RNOH — https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/
OUH — Mr Henk Giele (consultant profile) — https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/handandwrist/team/henk-giele/
IFSHT — United Kingdom (BAHT member listing) — https://ifsht.org/members/united-kingdom/
British Association of Hand Therapists — https://www.hand-therapy.co.uk/
The British Society for Surgery of the Hand — https://www.bssh.ac.uk/

Hand therapy credentials linked to United Kingdom

Accredited Hand Therapist

European Certified Hand Therapist