Background Task shifting is an approach to help address the shortage of healthcare workers
through reallocating human resources but its impact on primary care is unclear. Objectives …

A substantial evidence–practice gap exists between healthcare professionals learning about
the biopsychosocial model of pain and adopting this model in clinical practice. This review …

Objective To investigate whether a 12‐week physical therapist–delivered combined pain
coping skills training (PCST) and exercise (PCST/exercise) is more efficacious and cost …

The allied health professions have gained legitimacy through the pursuit of research
evidence and the standardisation of practice. Yet there remains very little analysis or …

Abstract Introduction Advances in Radiotherapy (RT) technology and increase of complexity
in cancer care have enabled the implementation of new treatment techniques …

Objectives In response to demographic and health system pressures, the development of
non-medical advanced clinical practice (ACP) roles is a key component of National Health …

Background There is large variation in models-of-care involving the professional substitution
of doctors with physiotherapists. Objective To establish the impact upon patients and health …

Introduction A global health workforce crisis, coupled with ageing populations, wars and the
rise of non-communicable diseases is prompting all countries to consider the optimal skill …

Background Dedicated Health and Social Care Professional (HSCP) teams have been
proposed for emergency departments (EDs) in an effort to improve patient and process …

Objectives The provision of musculoskeletal assessment and pathway management by
physiotherapists in primary care is an expanding innovation within the UK National Health …