Priority 23 from the Physiotherapy PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What's the availability of physiotherapy services nationally, how does this compare between specialisms, countries, or to documented need? What affects service availability across the UK? (JLA PSP Priority 23) | |
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| Overall ranking | 23 |
| JLA question ID | 0061/23 |
| Explanatory note | The question was developed based on survey responses from both patients and physiotherapists who questioned: 1) the availability of physiotherapy across a number of different physiotherapy specialisms and 2) why physiotherapy was not more available and/or easier to access. Some entries suggest that experience of gaining access to physiotherapy is difficult/unsatisfactory. |
| Evidence |
Desveaux, L., Janaudis-Ferreira, T., Goldstein, R. and Brooks, D., 2015. An international comparison of pulmonary rehabilitation: a systematic review. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 12(2), pp.144-153. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Generic Health Relevance |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Why don't we have more physiotherapists? Getting in to see one when you need them most on the NHS is a struggle. If they could see me earlier I would get better quicker and back to my normal activities. [Question ID 691, Patient] |
| Submitted by | Question submitted 77 times by all groups |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0061 |
| PSP name | Physiotherapy |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 65 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 7 February 2018 |