Safety
Direct access puts patient safety first
Extensive research has proven that direct access maintains a high standard of patient safety.
Maintaining standards
Analyses of physiotherapy liability insurance claims indicate no change in claims data between patients with direct access and patients requiring a physician referral to NHS physiotherapy services. These analyses have also demonstrated that there is no increase in complaints between direct access and NHS physiotherapy.
Professional support
Physiotherapists are trained to identify when a patient’s signs and symptoms potentially lie outside the scope of their diagnosis and require a referral to a physician for further tests.
A wealth of knowledge
Even when a specific diagnosis has been provided by a referring physician, the physiotherapist is responsible for validating that patient symptoms are consistent with the diagnosis provided and that the diagnosis or symptomatology has not changed substantially since the patient was last seen by their doctor.
Quality of care
most GP referrals are written as “evaluate and treat.” Even if a specific medical diagnosis is provided along with an “evaluate and treat” referral, it is the physiotherapist’s responsibility to identify the rehabilitation diagnosis in order to secure recovery and reimbursement.
- Worldwide support for direct access to physiotherapy services; Physiotherapy bulletin 2 – June 2006
- Back Pain Direct Clinic: a collaboration between general practitioners and physiotherapists: M Clayton and M Woolville Radcliffe Med Press 2004
- Management of Joint and soft tissue injuries in three general practices: value of on-site physiotherapy, GI Hackett et al 1993
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BenefitsPhysioDirect can provide simple initial assessment reports, which can be sent direct by email or post.
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SafetyOn discharge PhysioDirect can provide a simple treatment summary, which can be sent direct by email or post.
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Why PhysioDirect ?PhysioDirect is registered with all medical insurance providers. Most medical insurers require pre-authorisation before treatment.
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