• Reference Number: HEY608/2019
• Departments: Orthopaedics, Radiology
• Last Updated: 28 February 2019

You have received an appointment to attend the Orthopaedic Department and the details are included in the enclosed letter.

To avoid delays for all patients undergoing an X-ray, the department aims to reduce the number of patients who need to undress for their X-ray. This advice sheet has been developed to provide guidance on what to wear when attending your appointment.

It would be useful if you could wear the following clothing when attending for your X-ray.

X-ray of the pelvis or hip

Please wear loose fitting clothing without any zips, buckles, belts or buttons across the pelvis area. This type of clothing can be left on during the X-ray.

X-ray of the back (includes thoracic and lumbar region)

Please wear clothing without metal buttons or zips down the centre of the back. If applicable, please do not wear a bra with metal fastenings. Skirts, tracksuit bottoms and shirts can all be left on during the X-ray.

X-ray of the leg (to include knee, femur, tibia and fibular)

If possible please wear shorts or extremely baggy trousers. A skirt is also acceptable. Please note that if you wear jeans, these will need to be removed for the X-ray due to the thickness of the material.

X-rays cannot be performed if there is any metal in the region under investigation.

Should you require further advice regarding this information please contact the department on tel: 01482 674449.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 we are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any information we hold about you. For further information visit the following page: Confidential Information about You.

If you or your carer needs information about your health and well-being and about your care and treatment in a different format, such as large print, braille or audio, due to disability, impairment or sensory loss, please advise a member of staff and this can be arranged.

General Advice and Consent

Most of your questions should have been answered by this leaflet, but remember that this is only a starting point for discussion with the healthcare team.

Consent to treatment

Before any doctor, nurse or therapist examines or treats you, they must seek your consent or permission. In order to make a decision, you need to have information from health professionals about the treatment or investigation which is being offered to you. You should always ask them more questions if you do not understand or if you want more information.

The information you receive should be about your condition, the alternatives available to you, and whether it carries risks as well as the benefits. What is important is that your consent is genuine or valid. That means:

• you must be able to give your consent
• you must be given enough information to enable you to make a decision
• you must be acting under your own free will and not under the strong influence of another person

Information about you

We collect and use your information to provide you with care and treatment. As part of your care, information about you will be shared between members of a healthcare team, some of whom you may not meet. Your information may also be used to help train staff, to check the quality of our care, to manage and plan the health service, and to help with research. Wherever possible we use anonymous data.

We may pass on relevant information to other health organisations that provide you with care. All information is treated as strictly confidential and is not given to anyone who does not need it. If you have any concerns please ask your doctor, or the person caring for you.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 we are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any information we hold about you. For further information visit the following page: Confidential Information about You.

If you or your carer needs information about your health and wellbeing and about your care and treatment in a different format, such as large print, braille or audio, due to disability, impairment or sensory loss, please advise a member of staff and this can be arranged.