An initiative to improve equity, timeliness and access to District Health Board-funded physiotherapy in Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

ABSTRACT Background and contextGeneral practice teams frequently request orthopaedic and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. In the Canterbury District Health Board (DHB) region, before November 2018, the criteria for DHB-funded physiotherapy were unclear. Wait times were many months. Care was provided o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Graham McGeoch, Lisa McGonigle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Primary Health Care
Online Access:https://www.publish.csiro.au/hc/pdf/HC20074