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Access to physiotherapy services.

C J Partridge
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A survey of community physiotherapy services operating within the National Health Service throughout England and Wales in 1980 showed a considerable increase in the availability of physiotherapy outside hospital, with 159 health districts (75 per cent) having some form of community physiotherapy. Additional information obtained about access by general practitioners to hospital physiotherapy departments showed that in 140 districts (66 per cent), some direct access was available.

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C J Partridge. 1982. Access to physiotherapy services.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7175798/

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