Rheumatology specialty

Referral criteria

Category ACategory BCategory C
Local hospital planned care
Refer to MDT for opinion if required
Consider referral to MDT for discussion and adviceRefer to MDT
Consider transfer of Care
• Any other rheumatological condition not in 2 or 3• Any Connective Tissue Disease on DMARD or biologic therapy except if only on hydroxychloroquine
• Any Connective Tissue Disease with extra-articular manifestations involving heart or kidneys
• SLE with cerebral, renal or cardiac involvement
• Any vasculitis
• Any rheumatological condition or connective tissue disease with plans to continue biologics into third trimester
• Behçets on DMARDs
• Systemic sclerosis
• Any Connective Tissue Disease with Lung involvement
• Ehlers Danlos type VI (vascular type)

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