National survey of the current clinical practices of the UK rheumatology physiotherapists: A short report

William J Gregory^{1

2}, Sharon Burchett³, Carol McCrum^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology Directorate, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, UK.
² Department of Health Professions, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Building, Manchester, UK.
³ East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Eastbourne, UK.
⁴ Research Centre for Health Care Professions, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK.

William J Gregory et al. Musculoskeletal Care. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;19(1):136-141.

doi: 10.1002/msc.1516. Epub 2020 Sep 25.

William J Gregory^{1

2}, Sharon Burchett³, Carol McCrum^{3

4}

¹ Rheumatology Directorate, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, UK.
² Department of Health Professions, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Building, Manchester, UK.
³ East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Eastbourne, UK.
⁴ Research Centre for Health Care Professions, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: clinical practice; physiotherapy; service development; survey.

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