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Following the announcement from the Government on the 4th January of a further lockdown an exception was made for healthcare services to continue. An interim statement has been made by our professional body, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), following this announcement. It advises Physiotherapists that they can continue to practice during this period, while maintaining adherence to previous guidance on use of PPE and infection control protocols.
As such we will continue to offer face-to-face consultations, where clinically appropriate and necessary. We shall also continue to offer remote consultations. Any patients requesting a face-to-face consultation will first have a telephone consultation with covid screening questions from a clinician to assess clinical need and check for additional risk factors.
Where appropriate patients will be offered a face-to-face consultation. After the initial face-to-face consultation, it will be agreed between the patient and therapist whether future treatment sessions can be delivered remotely or if there will be a need for ongoing face-to-face treatments.
Further information can be found by following the links below:
https://www.csp.org.uk/news/2020-11-02-interim-guidance-physio-services-england-ahead-5-november-lockdown
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november#businesses-and-venues
