PHYSIOTHERAPY PATIENT PATHWAY
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- REFERRAL
- Hmm, he defiintely needs to see Dr. Sam
- INITIAL ASSESSMENT
- How are you today sir?
- Doctor, my knee hurts badly
- TREATMENT
- Weldone Mr Phillip, keep going!
- Mr Jonah let's get you to stretch your knee
- How many reps should I do?
- The Referral and assessment nurse at the Outpatients Physiotherapy Unit of an Acute trust receives a referral letter from Mr Jonah's GP. She assesses the letter and schedule an initial assessment session with the musculoskeletal physiotherapist Dr. Sam.
- RECORD UPDATING
- I'm really happy with Mr Jonah's improvement.
- The Musculoskeletal physiotherapist, Dr. Sam evaluates Mr. Jonah medical records and physical condition to identify the cause of his severe knee pain. Dr. Sam then prepares a treatment plan for the specialist physiotherapy nurse to follow.
- BASELINE FINAL ASSESSMENT
- Mr Jonah, I am really happy with your assessment. How are you feeling?
- The specialist physiotherapist nurse, Ms. Anna guides Mr. Jonah through a series of exercises weekly to help heal the knee pain. She also gives him advice on how to manage the knee to avoid an escalation of the pain.
- DISCHARGE
- Thank you very much!
- Ms. Anna records Mr Jonah's treatment progress weekly for Dr. Sam's evaluation and updates the treatment plan based on Dr. Sam's recommendations.
- Every 3 months, Dr Sam meets with Mr Jonah to carry out a baseline assessment and at the end of the treatment period (12 months), a final assessment is done to ascertain the pain has been dealt with.
- I feel better Doctor. The pain is gone. Ms. Anna has been amazing
- After the final assessment, Mr Jonah is issued a outpatient letter. This letter is also sent to his GP who referred him to the clinic.
- Here is your outpatient letter. A copy will also be sent to your GP.
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