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A narrative synthesis of the effectiveness and acceptability of musculoskeletal first contact physiotherapy practitioner roles in primary care (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) First Contact Practitioners (FCP), diagnostic clinicians with expertise in the assessment and management of undifferentiated MSK conditions in primary care have been widely employed in the United Kingdom since 2020.... Read More about A narrative synthesis of the effectiveness and acceptability of musculoskeletal first contact physiotherapy practitioner roles in primary care.

The SelfSTarT intervention for low back pain patients presenting to first contact physiotherapists: A mixed methods service evaluation (2024)
Journal Article

Introduction: Globally, back pain is the leading cause of years of disability. In the United Kingdom, over 20 million people live with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, with low back pain being one of the most common causes. National strategies promote sel... Read More about The SelfSTarT intervention for low back pain patients presenting to first contact physiotherapists: A mixed methods service evaluation.

The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis (2023)
Journal Article

Objectives. Evidence for the comparative cost-effectiveness of intra-articular corticosteroid injection in people with hip osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear. This study investigated the cost-effectiveness of best current treatment (BCT) comprising... Read More about The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis.

Employing a service user as a member of a musculoskeletal (MSK) service; How to start, support and scale this opportunity (2021)
Journal Article

Background Putting patients at the heart of everything we do is fundamental to the philosophy of the NHS. It is required to stimulate cultural and transformational change needed to manage the increasing demand on NHS services. Patients as ‘equal par... Read More about Employing a service user as a member of a musculoskeletal (MSK) service; How to start, support and scale this opportunity.

The cost-effectiveness of different approaches to exercise and corticosteroid injection for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome. (2021)
Journal Article

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether physiotherapist-led exercise intervention and ultrasound-guided subacromial corticosteroid injection is cost-effective when compared with standard advice and exercise leaflet and unguided injection in patients with su... Read More about The cost-effectiveness of different approaches to exercise and corticosteroid injection for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome..

Musculoskeletal clinical assessment and treatment services at the primary-secondary care interface: an observational study (2013)
Journal Article

Background Management of musculoskeletal conditions in the UK is increasingly delivered in multidisciplinary clinical assessment and treatment services (CATS) at the primary–secondary care interface. However, there is little evidence concerning the c... Read More about Musculoskeletal clinical assessment and treatment services at the primary-secondary care interface: an observational study.