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Physiotherapy After Self-Referral May Produce Economic Benefits

According to a new Research, Patients with Self-Referral to Physiotherapy may Incur Economic Benefits

Primary Care Workforce Commission has put together a new research report which reflects that if patients are enabled to refer themselves to physiotherapy, it may yield economic benefits.

The report was commissioned by Health Education England to find new models of primary care which would benefit the patients and NHS.

The report suggests that self-referral may be cheaper compared to what the patient may end up paying after seeing a general physician.

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complete article! Overall, the report suggests that an ‘up skilling’ of primary care teams may hold the key to improve primary care systems within the NHS, largely because it would empower each professional to do more for their patients without the need for referrals to colleagues.

In terms of physiotherapy, this could include physiotherapists acting as independent prescribers, as well as potentially moving to work alongside GPs as a first point of contact for musculoskeletal problems.

Crucially, this would reduce the need for parallel GP appointments, thereby in theory reducing costs.

Economic benefits could also come in the form of a reduction in the amount of time patients’ need to take off work, with the report highlighting that, should there be any increase in cost for the NHS, this may be offset by improved productivity in the workplace.

It also noted that England is lagging behind other parts of the UK in terms of self-referral, highlighting that in Scotland 86 per cent of boards have full self-referral schemes, compared to just 31 per cent of clinical commissioning groups in England.

Furthermore, the organization explained self-referral may be a crucial step for people with long-term conditions such as MS and arthritis, because it empowers them to manage their own health more effectively. As such, it could also reduce hospital admissions.

Health Education England will provide a response to the report in the autumn.

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