PATIENT SELF REFERRAL
a guide for therapists
2006136 pages Paperback
ISBN-10 1 84619 165 3
ISBN-13 9781846191657
Lesley Holdsworth and Valerie Webster, Respectively Clinical Effectiveness Co-ordinator, NHS Forth Valley, Stirling; Associate Dean Quality, School of Health Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow
Description
Allied Health Professions Series
Series Foreword by Penny Humphris CBE, Former Director, NHS Leadership Centre
This exciting series is unique in providing advice on management, leadership and development for those in the Allied Health Professions (AHP).
This practical and comprehensive guide contains all the information you need to set up a self referral service successfully, including answers to frequently asked questions, sample referral forms, a sample poster, datasets, guides for consistency, an anticipated referral calculator tool and a complete glossary of terms.
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‘Over the last ten years we have lost count of the inquiries we’ve fielded from all over the United Kingdom and from many other countries worldwide. We’ve been contacted by a wide range of healthcare providers, clinical staff from a variety of professions; therapists, nurses and doctors, service managers, professional bodies and healthcare policy makers. They have raised all sorts of issues and initially somewhat surprising to us has been the fact that regardless of profession, viewpoint, geographical setting and/or system of funding, the questions have been the same. This is a practical guide that should help to take you relatively stress-free through the very important key stages of preparation. It will provide useful hints and tips to assist you in your decision making and will ensure as successful and painless a transition as possible. The content is based on the knowledge we’ve gained through bitter (and sweet!) experience and is a representation of our personal views.’
Lesley Holdsworth and Valerie Webster, in the Introduction
 Why write this guide Who this guide is for How to use this guide Section 1: Background Tracing the progress of access to physiotherapy Why consider patient self referral Legal and professional issues What’s in a name? Section checklist Section 1 further reading list Section 2: Before you start Know your population Know your service What kind of patient self referral service is for you? The most frequently asked questions Referrals Waiting lists Making critical friends Section checklist Section 2 further reading list Section 3 Preparing for implementation How will patients refer themselves? Publicising the change in access to your service What Information do I need from patients? Measuring and demonstrating impact Section checklist Section 3 further reading list Section 4: Final countdown to implementation Testing your system Publicising the launch of your service Final countdown checklist
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