Intermediate care teams must include a broad range of disciplines, including physiotherapy, says advice from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Heart of England launches back pain video to promote self-help
Heart of England NHS Trust has launched a video animation with the twin aims of helping people with back pain and reducing the need for hospital treatment.
60% of hip fracture patients don’t get early MDT care, audit finds
The proportion of patients admitted to a multidisciplinary hip fracture programme within four hours of surgery dropped from 43.9 per cent in 2015 to just 39.9 per cent last year.