Table 4.
Papers that reported on a referral process
| Paper | Referral from | Who was involved in triage |
|---|---|---|
| Aitken [24] | GP | Physio, surgeon |
| Aiken [53] | Not mentioned | Physio, surgeon |
| Aiken [25] | Not mentioned | Physio |
| Bath [26] | GP | Physio |
| Bath [27] | GP | Physio |
| Bernstein [55] | GP | Physio, surgeon |
| Blackburn [2] | GP | Physio, surgeon |
| Brand [16] | GP | Surgeon |
| Busse [28] | Not mentioned | Clinicians, surgeons |
| Curley [29] | GP | Physio, registrars |
| Daker-White [30] | GP | Physio, doctor |
| Desmeules [31] | Not mentioned | Advanced practice physiotherapists, surgeon |
| Durrell [32] | GP | Extended scope physio, surgeon |
| Griffiths [17] | GP | Extended scope physiotherapist |
| Morris [3] | Medical practitioner | Physio |
| Stanhope [44] | Medical doctor (usually GP) | Extended scope practitioner physiotherapist |
| Hattam [56] | GP | Extended scope physiotherapists |
| Hattam [33] | GP | Physio |
| Heyes-Moore [18] | GP and physio | Physio and surgeon |
| Heywood [34] | Not mentioned | Physiotherapist extended scope practitioner, surgeon |
| Homeming [35] | Not mentioned | Podiatrists, physiotherapists and clinical nurses. |
| Hourigan [36] | GP | Physio |
| Hourigan & Weatherley [52] | GP | Physio |
| Kennedy [19] | Not mentioned | Advanced practice physiotherapist (APP) and orthopaedic surgeon |
| Klett [37] | Various doctors | Doctors |
| MacKay [12] | Not mentioned | Physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeons |
| Maddison [10] | GP | General practitioners, extended scope physiotherapist |
| Napier [38] | GP | Physio |
| O'Brien [39] | GP | OT |
| Oldmeadow [4] | GP | Physio, surgeon |
| Parfitt [20] | GP | extended scope physiotherapist, surgeon |
| Pearse [48] | GP | Extended scope physiotherapist |
| Poder [21] | GP | Nurse practitioners, extended scope practitioners, doctor assistants Pivot nurse, physio, ergotherapist, orthopaedic doctor, GP, nutritionist and/or psychologist |
| Rabey [40] | GP | Physio, practitioner |
| Razmjou [41] | Not mentioned | Advanced-practice physiotherapists, surgeons |
| Reeve [42] | GP | Extended scope practitioner (ESP) physiotherapists |
| Rogers [22] | GP | Multi-professional triage teams – general Practitioners with special interests, physios, surgeon |
| Rymaszewski [43] | GP | Nurses, physios, podiatrist to orthopaedic surgeon and rheumatologist |
| Schoch [49] | GP | Physio, nurse, surgeon |
| Sephton [50] | GP National Health Care Service Centres |
Musculoskeletal clinical assessment service (physio, advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapy practitioners or podiatrist) |
| Speed [51] | GP | Rheumatologist or orthopaedic surgeon |
| Vizzini [23] | Doctor | Doctor and surgeon |
| Weatherley [45] | GP | Physio and surgeon |
| Weston-Simons [46] | Not mentioned | Extended scope practitioner (ESP) and surgeon |
| Wright [47] | GP | Physio |