Access, clinic and contact details

Mr Gallacher is a full time consultant knee surgeon with clinics and operating sessions at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry and the Shrewsbury Nuffield Hospital. He is also on the on call trauma rota at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and works alongside his colleague Mr Andrew Barnett in the acute knee clinic at RSH. 

For acute knee injuries please as your GP to mark the referral as urgent and Mr Gallacher will see the patient ASAP, ideally within a week to ten days at either RJAH or RSH

From October 1st 2018 the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital will only accept e-RS electronic referrals for NHS patients. If you specifically want to be seen by Mr Gallacher please ask your GP to put this in the e-referral letter and contact his NHS Secretary when the referral has been made (by phone or email). 

Clinic days and times:

RJAH Oswestry (NHS)

 Monday afternoon 

NHS Secretary: Mrs Stacey Richards 

Telephone: 01691 664849

Email: stacey.richards5@nhs.net 


Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (NHS)

Thursday pm acute knee/fracture clinic

NHS Secretary: Ms Sue Preece

Telephone: 01743 261249

Email: susan.preece5@nhs.net

Ludlow Unit RJAH Oswestry (Private)

Tuesday afternoon

Flexible individual appointments can also be arranged by enquiry                       

Private Secretary RJAH: Mrs Elaina Lewis

Telephone: 01691 404307

Fax: 01691 404060

Email: elaina.lewis@nhs.net

Shrewsbury Nuffield Hospital (Private)

Tuesday morning 

Flexible individual appointments can also be arranged by enquiry   

Private Secretary Nuffield: Mrs Helen Smith

Telephone:  07467176467 

Email:helen.smith@nuffieldhealthpartners.com