Expanding the role of the physio
Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) has expanded the role of physiotherapists to include health promotion and diabetes education. These changes in practice have resulted in patients benefitting from a more holistic model of care.
Occupational Health Triage
Find out how Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust built on its existing occupational health physiotherapy service and developed and trailed a face-to-face musculoskeletal triage service. The triage service has shown that a physiotherapist can work alongside the more traditional members of the occupational health team and provide a valuable service in relatio
Physio and occupational health
The occupational health and physiotherapy services of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust worked together to develop a physiotherapy function dedicated to occupational health. The services was developed to reduce the level of musculoskeletal morbidity and related sickness absence amongst staff of the trust; and to provide pro-active managem
Physiotherapy and stroke services
The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust transformed its stroke services from among one of the poorest services in the country to one of the best performing stroke units. This case study highlights the role of the physiotherapist in service development and leadership and how, through the use of 'action research', clinicians can make a real change for pat
Securing funds for preceptorship
The Physiotherapy department at the Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust secured £13,000 of Multi-Professional Education and Training (MPET) funding from their local Primary Care Trust (PCT) to create employment opportunities for newly qualified physiotherapists to help them complete periods of preceptorship and find further employment
University Hospitals of Leicester
The physiotherapy department at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has created a number opportunities for newly qualified physiotherapists by freeing up vacancies and securing additional funding for short term contracts, to help deliver the 18 week target.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust
The radiology department at South Tees Hospital Trust has undergone major reform to address a number of areas including meeting the 18 week target, recruitment and retention issues and high agency costs, to ensure the long term stability of the service.
Derby Hospitals NHS FT
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust introduced a new arthroplasty practitioner role to reduce orthopaedic outpatient waits, to help the trust achieve the 18-week target.
Birmingham East and North PCT
Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust (PCT) sets up community based triage clinics for orthopaedics, that are run by physiotherapists, to reduce hospital referrals and waits.
Yorks and Humber SHA
Organisations across Yorks and Humber Strategic Health Authority are providing a range of options to maximise employment opportunities and to support newly qualified healthcare professionals, until they can secure their first job.
Bournemouth and Christchurch FT
A trust-wide approach to maximise opportunities for newly qualified healthcare professionals (NQHPs), that engaged staff and was supported by the senior management team.
South Devon Healthcare FT
A new policy endorsed by the Foundation Trust's (FT) board, that ensures graduates get the first opportunity to apply for relevant posts.
South West SHA
A careers fair for health graduates, that was developed with the University of Plymouth, helped students explore a range of job opportunities in a tough labour market, to find their first job and retain valuable health skills.
