Physiotherapy QIPP case study

NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has published a new QIPP case study:
Self management for chronic knee pain: using group physiotherapy to teach exercises and coping strategies

Evaluation of the theory-based Quality Improvement in Physical Therapy (QUIP) programme

"The QUIP programme has the potential to change physical therapy practice but needs considerable revision to induce the ongoing quality improvement process that is required to optimize overall guideline adherence."

Evaluation of the theory-based Quality Improvement in Physical Therapy (QUIP) programme: a one-group, pre-test post-test pilot study
GM Rutten, J Harting, LK Bartholomew, A Schlief, RAB Oostendorp, NK de Vries
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:194

Read more here.

Improving care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions

"Patients with muscular and joint pain have seen care improve and waiting times cut as part of a pilot saving the NHS tens of thousands of pounds."

Improvements introduced include:

• Call referral management centre to coordinate physiotherapy referrals
• Physiotherapy available at GP practices
• Physiotherapy telephone assessment service
• Orthopaedics, sport and exercise medicine specialists as part of the clinical assessment team.

Find out more about this pilot scheme here.

Evidence based practice in clinical physiotherapy education

"Clinical instructors are in a position to influence students during clinical education, and thus, important potential role models in evidence-based practice."

Evidence based practice in clinical physiotherapy education: a qualitative interpretive description
NR Olsen, P Bradley, K Lomborg, MW Nortvedt
BMC Medical Education, 2013, 13:52

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QIPP case study: musculoskeletal physiotherapy

QIPP evidence provides users with practical case studies that address the quality and productivity challenge in health and social care. All examples submitted are evaluated by NICE. This evaluation is based on the degree to which the initiative meets the QIPP criteria of savings, quality, evidence and implementability. Read more here.

Physiotherapists use of clinical research

The authors of this paper, identified nine factors that physiotherapists in Sweden perceived to support their use of research in practice. Read more here.

Fit enough for patients?

This report, published by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, says that "Physiotherapy services play a vital role in improving staff health and wellbeing, and many of the trusts highlighted in this report are already putting physiotherapy at the heart of wellbeing services for staff." Read more here.