SIP Funded MSK Orthopaedic Triage Initiative Post: Right Time, Right Care, Right Place
Donlon, Elizabeth; Whelan, Lauren; Kumar, Madhav; McNulty, Kate
In 2011 the HSE developed the National MSK Outcome of SIP MSK Triage Consultations
Physiotherapy Triage pathway to address long
waiting lists for orthopaedic consultant
services. This initiative sees patients seen by
clinical specialist physiotherapists (CSPs), with
advanced skills in management of MSK
conditions, with recent roll out of some clinics
to primary care settings. National studies
have shown that these CSP clinics have been
as effective as orthopaedic doctors in
diagnostic accuracy, treatment choice, use of
healthcare resources and patient satisfaction
(2). SJH currently has 2.2 permanent WTE
MSK Triage CSP posts operating these clinics.
The average current waiting times for
orthopaedic consultant clinics in SJH is 18
months.
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