Your spinal team will be able to give you support and advice to help you manage your condition. They can help by:

• Teaching you about your condition and ways that it might be managed or treated.
• Helping you understand the impact it might have in your life.
• Making sure you know about the support networks available.

Your paediatric team might include a consultant and spinal CNS and they can be contacted through the admin team on 0117 3428812 and for outpatient appointments on 0117 3427742.

Many young people when they move to adult services are seen at Southmead Hospital and if so you might find that your consultant is the same but other members of your team have changed. The secretary for your consultant will be able to help identify who in the team is able to support you and respond to any questions. They can be contacted on 0117 4141619. You can contact the waiting list co-ordinator directly on 0117 4141356 and the outpatients department on 0300 5550103 or by emailing COPSNMSK@nbt.nhs.uk. The spinal team can also be contaced by emailing SpineSouthmead@nbt.nhs.uk. 

Alongside your healthcare team there are both local and national sources of support. You can find out more on the links below: