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Allied Health Professionals Suffolk (Physiotherapy)


GP cannot refer direct to orthopaedics.

Pathway now requires GP to referral to physio, regardless of clinical need, to get an orthopaedic appointment. Major delays, wait for physio appointment, then wait again for consultant appointment. Whilst waiting prescribed addictive opiates, for pain, apparently not unusual. Only appear to be pathways for emergency or non-emergency patients, non for urgent!