The Plaster Service

The Plaster Service consists of a Clinical Nurse Specialist, a Clinical Nurse Manager 2 and two Staff Nurses. We work with the Orthopaedic Team in the management of new fractures, soft tissue injuries; Orthopaedic trauma, post-op orthopaedic and trauma follow up cases.

The Orthopaedic Clinic is for patients who have sustained an injury that has already been treated and further follow-up of that injury is required to monitor progress

At the Fracture Clinic x-rays are taken on arrival to check the position of the bone in a cast and to decide when other steps in management such as re-manipulation of fracture, removal of a cast or change of the management plan is required.

We assess and treat both out and in-patients referred by the Orthopaedic Team and Emergency Department Consultants

Service includes

Application of Plasters back slabs, lightweight casts and splints
Adoption / Removal of casts
Advice and information on Cast Care
Referrals to Community PHN
Wound review

Consultants

Name	Day	Trauma	Orthopaedic
Mr Eamon Kelly	Tuesday	Session A	Session B
Mr William Quinlanfont	Wednesday	Session A	Session B
Mr Kieran O’Rourke	Thursday	Session A	-
-	Tuesday	-	Session C
Mr Brian Hurson	Friday	Session C	Session B
Mr Sean Dudeney	Monday	Session B	Session A
Mr Gary O’Toole	Thursday	Session B	Session C

Session Times

Session A	Session B	Session C
08:00-11:30	11:30-14:30	15:00-18:00

Nursing Staff

Bone and Joint Unit

Clinical Nurse Manage 2 - Catherine Slattery

Plaster Room

Clinical Nurse Specialist Ann Camlin
Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Natalie Launders
Staff Nurse Josephine Ubas
Staff Nurse Deirdre Kelly

Plaster Nurses Available

Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00

Location

Ground Floor Bone and Joint Unit

Main Contact Details

Telephone - 221-3780
Ann Camlin - Bleep 417
Natalie Launders - Bleep 687

Patient Information Available

Cast Instruction - How to take care of your cast
Protective covers Limbo - Keeping your plaster or dressing dry
Information booklets regarding specific types of acquired orthopaedic conditions and their treatment are also available in the clinics
The Plaster Room also provides a Telephone Help line on the above telephone number if the patients develop any problems with their casts

Education

Plaster workshop
The department provides specialist education in plaster skills on Friday morning between the hours of 10-12md for Doctors, Accident and Emergency and Ward staff.