DynamicHealth's had two articles published in the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy's Frontline magazine showcasing how we integrated core principles from the National Institute for Health Research's (NIHR) Moving Forward review into our clinically-led redesign programme.
This included key evidence on matching treatment for back pain using the STarT Back tool, adopting a combined physical and psychological approach based on the Back Skills Training (BeST) programme, improving patient access to exercise, and providing patients faster access to advice and exercises by expanding our telephone self-referral service.
The first article, published on 20 February 2019, focuses on how we went about our service redesign process, including drivers for change and stakeholder engagement. You can read the full article
here.
The second article, published on 6 March 2019, reflects on the challenges of implementing the research into practice, as well as the overwhelming benefits to patients which include a 91% reduction in RTT (referral to treatment) breaches in 24 months! You can read the full article
here.