Refer to rheumatology

GGC - Referral Management
NHS GGC

Suspected rheumatoid arthritis

Suspected axial spondyloarthritis (inflammatory back pain)

Suspected connective tissue disease

Suspected giant cell arteritis

Suspected psoriatic arthritis and other peripheral spondyloarthritides

Suspected vasculitis

Gout (consider sci advice for gout related queries)

Polymyalgia rheumatica (consider the option of sci advice for PMR related queries)

Chronic widespread pain/ fibromyalgia

Persistent synovitis /arthralgia (monoarticular/polyarticular) of unknown cause