Hearsey Clinical Lead - Musculoskeletal Medicine Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine Clinical Quality Lead Sussex MSK Partnership Spinal Extended Scope Practitioner Here
Circa 2% osteopaths are ‘employed’ by the NHS (iO Census 2014) • 100 osteopaths currently reporting that they see NHS patients (assuming the majority are contracted via SLAs) • There is a demand – the NHS needs osteopaths in the field of musculoskeletal medicine • iO internships (UCLH/Nottingham) • Sussex MSK Partnership 2++
choice, informed understanding of outcomes (including risk) ! Tailoring services round the complex needs of the patient ! Self-management and prevention ! Improving patient outcomes through more effective and efficient assessment, diagnosis and treatment ! Organisational efficiency ! Identifying organisational barriers ! Improving the quality, consistency and efficiency of care thereby reducing costs ! For front-line staff ! Patient-centred care ! Evidence-based practice ! Effective clinical governance and clinical audit ! Promoting interdisciplinary team care ! Improving communication between staff
multidisciplinary opinion for patients referred by their GPs, offering an alternative to direct referral to an outpatient consultant clinic. ! Conduct clinical assessments; organise diagnostic investigations; provide advice and treatment; inform and educate patients; direct patients to appropriate services. ! Agree and test integrated care pathways (ICPs), which must be built on evidence-based guidelines with locally agreed protocols and quality measures. ! Support the development of robust systems for monitoring and clinical audit.
Collaborative approach to clinical cases • Advice and guidance by sharing knowledge • Manages the increasing demand for hospital based services (NHS England initiative) • Peer review • Shared decision making • Patient choice • Manages and monitors outpatient follow-up appointments
services to a population of 650k • 4000 MSK referrals per month • 8 anatomical clinical pathways (including physio) • 800 referrals per month are spinal • 55 Extended Scope Practitioners (Physios, Osteo, OT, Pod) • Launched a pilot study in November 2016 imbedding two AfC Band 6 osteopaths within the physiotherapy department
Physicians/Associate Specialists (3) • Consultant Podiatrist (AfC Band 8c) • Physiotherapist (AfC Band 7) • Advanced Nurse Practitioners (4) • Medical Acupuncturists (c. 8 BMAS) • Traditional Chinese Medical Acupuncturists (2) • Institute of Osteopathy Intern • Integrated with existing Pain Management, Rheum, Ortho and Neurosurgical teams