... and importance of rehabilitation teams. Originality/value Healthcare policymakers and insurance companies need to recognise that transplant patients need ongoing physiotherapy for early identification of any functional impairments and appropriate timely intervention. Although a number of studies have...

.... Nicola Parfitt can be contacted at: nicolaparfitt@nhs.net © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Physiotherapy Orthopaedics Primary health care Hip arthroplasty Waiting lists This paper aims to show the results from a pioneering primary care based extended scope physiotherapist...

... diagnosis Physiotherapy Extended scope practitioners (ESPs) are clinical physiotherapy specialists who work outside the scope of physiotherapy; this may include requesting investigations, referring patients to other medical and health care professionals and listing for surgery (Chartered Society...

... Physiotherapy Auditing It is estimated that 34‐43 per cent of general practitioner referrals to orthopaedic departments do not need to be managed by a surgeon (Elwyn and Stott, 1994 ; Roland et al., 1991). In a climate of high demand for orthopaedic services this obviously places unnecessary...

.... The role and value of the specialist interest groups (SIGs) of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy was recognised by these sub‐divisions. The level of involvement in the SIGs however was variable both between and within the regions but an attempt to integrate existing activity was pursued. It is true...

... are discussed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Physiotherapy Waiting lists Orthopaedics Medical management Over the past decade there has been a gradual re‐defining of boundaries in professional healthcare in the UK (Hopkins et al., 1996 ; Daker‐White et al., 1999). This trend has...

...Pam Enderby; Alexandra John; Anthony Hughes; Brian Petheram This report presents outcome data from 3,176 consecutive prospective patients referred to physiotherapy for the treatment of soft tissue injuries. The results detailed here are part of a larger study collecting data from different NHS...