ArticleJournal of children's orthopaedics2016
The efficacy of an extended scope physiotherapy clinic in paediatric orthopaedics.
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- Service redesign interventions to reduce waiting time for paediatric rehabilitation and therapy services: A systematic review of the literature.Health & social care in the community · 2022Pooled it
- A Canadian Advanced Physiotherapist Practitioner Shared-Care Model in Pediatric Rheumatology Offers Safe and Quality Care in the Management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Comparing Key Performance Indicators with the PR-COIN Registry.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Embedding Physical Therapy in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting: Qualitative Analysis of Pediatricians' Insights on Potential Collaborative Roles and Benefits.Pediatric reports · 2024Article
- Advanced practice physiotherapy in paediatrics: Implementation results.Paediatrics & child health · 2022Article
- Implementing models of care for musculoskeletal conditions in health systems to support value-based care.Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology · 2020Review
- Advanced practice physiotherapy-led triage in Irish orthopaedic and rheumatology services: national data audit.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Article
- Advanced practice physiotherapy in paediatric orthopaedics: innovation and collaboration to improve service delivery.Irish journal of medical science · 2018Review
- Analysis of a paediatric orthopaedic network: a six-year experience in the South West of the United Kingdom.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe demand for paediatric orthopaedic care is growing, and providing the service required is an increasingly challenging task. Physiotherapist-led triage clinics are utilised in adult orthopaedics to enable the provision of care to patients who may not require a surgical consult. The Physiotherapy Orthopaedic Triage Clinic (POTC) was established in Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin in response to increasing demands on the paediatric orthopaedic service. The clinic is run by physiotherapists working in an advanced practice role (APP), and is the first paediatric clinic of its type and scale in the Republic of Ireland. PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of the service over the 3-year period from January 2011 to December 2013.
methodsA review of the prospectively gathered database was performed in order to establish the demographic profile of patients, investigate clinic outcomes, and evaluate the reduction in patient waiting times.
results2650 patients were managed by the clinic over the 3-year period. A total of 77 % of patients were managed without consultant intervention. Fifty-three percent of patients were diagnosed as having a normal presentation. The mean waiting time reduced from 101.9 weeks pre-2010 to 15.4 weeks in 2013 for those patients managed by the POTC.
conclusionSince its inception, the clinic has significantly reduced waiting times for routine elective paediatric orthopaedic patients while managing the majority of patients independent of surgical opinion. This study shows that the APP can deliver high-quality care in the paediatric orthopaedic setting, benefitting both patients and service.
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