Physiotherapy

Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the healthcare professions. Physical therapy is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, prognosis, patient education, physical intervention, rehabilitation, disease prevention and health promotion. Physical therapists are known as physiotherapists in many countries. In addition to clinical practice, other aspects of physical therapist practice include research, education, consultation and health administration. Physical therapy is provided as a primary care treatment or alongside, or in conjunction with, other medical services. In some jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, physical therapists have the authority to …

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WHO: World Health Organization · 31 October 2024 English

This Health System Summary is based on the Caribbean Netherlands: Health System Reviewpublished in 2024 in the Health Systems in Transition (‎HiT)‎ Series. Health System Summaries usea concise format to …

made for certain services (i.e. dental care, physiotherapy) beyond what is covered in the benefits basket 170 annually) and the first 20 sessions of physiotherapy for some patients (as per Raz BES Article 1


AHHA: Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association · 30 May 2024 English

The delivery of restorative and wellbeing care is important for improving independence and self-assurance in older Australians. However, in Australia the routine delivery of restorative and wellbeing care in residential …

using any allied health services outside of physiotherapy, speech pathology, podiatry, and diversional RAC facilities delivered ultra-high doses of physiotherapy and occupational therapy (>500 minutes a week) may be able to claim the cost of an initial physiotherapy consultation on entry to the program through settings wellbeing interventions involving physiotherapy and psychology, resident psychological and


The Health Foundation · 16 May 2024 English

Supporting information 22 How would clinicians use time freed up by technology? 2 Key points • The idea that technology can free up ‘time to care’ for NHS staff, allowing …

physiotherapists (via the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy) • psychiatrists (via the Royal College of Psychiatrists) while Barney Kennedy (Assistant Service Manager Physiotherapy, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Vice-Chair Vice-Chair, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Northern Ireland Board) imagined ‘being able to have a partner organisations: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy • Euan McComiskie – Health Informatics Lead Barney Kennedy – Assistant Service Manager Physiotherapy, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Vice-Chair


The Health Foundation · 16 May 2024 English

To reach and represent each group, we worked directly with the relevant professional body: • anaesthetists (via the Royal College of Anaesthetists) • GPs (via the Royal College of General …

physiotherapists (via the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy) • psychiatrists (via the Royal College of Psychiatrists) partner organisations: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy • Euan McComiskie – Health Informatics Lead Barney Kennedy – Assistant Service Manager Physiotherapy, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Vice-Chair Vice-Chair of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Northern Ireland Board 4. Ben Jeeves – Associate


The Health Foundation · 13 May 2024 English

Microsoft Word - 23-007969-01 - Future of the NHS deliberation report - v4 clean - INTERNAL USE ONLY (002).docx The Future of the NHS in England Deliberation for the Health …

to care, others, such as mental health and physiotherapy, were seen to have been neglected. Some participants


The Health Foundation · 28 March 2024 English

the types of appointments offered to people Giving patients direct access to • Self-referral to physiotherapy, psychological services that remove the need to services and s.

patients direct access to • Self-referral to physiotherapy, psychological services that remove the need


Nuffield Trust · 7 March 2024 English

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courses: dropouts are far lower, for example, in physiotherapy (5%). • There has been a fall in the number


The Health Foundation · 6 March 2024 English

Increasing the number and range of professionals available to see patients within general practice 3.1 Expansion and diversification of skill-mix These interventions relate to the employment of additional staff, including …

Therapies (IAPT) programme.179 • Direct access to physiotherapy/musculoskeletal first contact practitioners171 patients with direct access to musculoskeletal physiotherapy: the impact on general practice musculoskeletal workload and resource use. The STEMS-2 study. Physiotherapy 2021;111:48-56. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2020.04 Health. Self-referral pilots to musculoskeletal physiotherapy and the implications for improving access to Patient satisfaction with the first contact physiotherapy service: Results from the national evaluation


UK Covid-19 Inquiry · 29 January 2024 English

I understand that you 22 witnesses, that although the Scottish Government and the 23 performed a role during the course of the pandemic as 23 UK Government make decisions separately …

Dr Macaskill, 24 was in terms of physical -- physiotherapy, or local 25 that it would be possible to do 32/24 56/10 57/10 57/14 61/21 61/24 76/4 79/8 physiotherapy [1] 21/19 25/23 30/25 33/11 34/4 34/9 35/7 62/24


Nuffield Trust · 24 January 2024 English

The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. [...] 6 The impact of PIFU on activity …

commonly being used in short-term pathways (e.g. physiotherapy or following surgery) although there are several


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