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We read with interest about physiotherapists as an alternative to general practitioners.1 We recognised that the management of musculoskeletal (MSK)
Show Moreproblems could be improved in our practice. In 2015, weemployed a MSK practitioner to work across three practices (total patient population 26,000). It needed to...Competing Interests: None declared. - Page navigation anchor for Physiotherapist as an alternative to a GP for musculoskeletal conditionsPhysiotherapist as an alternative to a GP for musculoskeletal conditionsIn our urban practice of 16,000 patients,Show More
the employment of a First Contact MSK physiotherapist has been found to be safe and effective. Over a 12-month period,150 patients are asses... Competing Interests: None declared.