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United Kingdom

GTM #3
Estimated hand therapy patients / year
2,000,000
Insurance system
public
Medical tourism
strong
Emergency number
999

Content roadmap (editorial)

Summaries from internal Notion country dossiers (April 2026 export), 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

Seed region not linked yet for this country.

Legal notices · United Kingdom (informational)

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/