Call for 'direct physio access'

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Call for 'direct physio access'

Postby annie » 10 Nov 2015, 09:04

Accessing a physiotherapist on the NHS usually involves seeing a GP and getting a referral.

But, in this week's Scrubbing Up, Prof Karen Middleton, chief executive of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, says it would make much more sense - for both patients and the health service - if patients could have direct access to an NHS physio.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34745681
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