...Damon Burn; Elaine Beeson Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate cost effectiveness, diagnostic rates, surgical percentage and appropriateness for orthopaedic referrals and number of patients able to be seen in orthopaedic triage from GP orthopaedic referrals. Design...

...Nicola Parfitt; Alison Smeatham; John Timperley; Matthew Hubble; Graham Gie Purpose This paper aims to show the results from a pioneering primary care‐based extended scope physiotherapist (ESP) led service, which placed patients directly onto the surgical waiting list of secondary care orthopaedic...

...Sarah Ferguson; Fiona Cook Purpose Waiting times for secondary care orthopaedic appointments have been problematic for many years and led to the development of services outside traditional secondary care settings. The purpose of this paper is to question the sustainability of a primary care...

... and appropriateness of surgical and radiological referrals by ESPs working in an adult orthopaedic service. Design/methodology/approach The patient pathway following ESP assessment was audited over 31 months. Parameters explored included ESP referral rates to orthopaedic consultants; the percentage of patients...

...C.U. Dussa; K. Durve; K. Singhal Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find the incidence and medical reasons for cancellations of elective orthopaedic cases following admission for an operation in a district general hospital. The paper also aims to determine the deficiencies in the local...

... and appropriate use of the radiology service is made out of hours. Diagnosis and treatment of serious conditions such as septic arthritis, or Perthe's disease, does not get delayed. Only 15 per cent (17 children) required hospital admission, the majority (14) under orthopaedic care and 3 under...

...Samantha Hogg; Nicola Baird; Judith Richards; Sean Hughes; John Nolan; Adrian Jones; Alison Holmes Purpose To describe orthopaedic surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance models at two English pilot sites, and to review their effectiveness and integration into clinical governance. Design...

...Paul Hattam Improving the management of the orthopaedic patient has long been a top priority in healthcare provision in the UK. For the past two decades, successive governments have funded a plethora of “waiting list initiatives” in order to reduce waiting times for both in and outpatients...

...Pankaj Sharma; Anand Arya; Samrendu Singh A prospective audit of 76 patients undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery was performed. The aim of this audit was to assess how effectively patients are consented at a busy teaching hospital, and to suggest improvements to the process. Evaluates the level...