Physiotherapy: Musculoskeletal Disorders
(asked on 19th October 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new First Contact Practitioners have been employed by GP practices since 2019.
This question was answered on 4th November 2020
The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in general practice requires physiotherapists to be qualified first contact practitioners. It has reimbursed the recruitment of first contact physiotherapists since 31 March 2019.
The latest data from National Workforce Reporting System administered by NHS Digital reported 69 physiotherapists working in general practice as of June 2020.