First Contact Practitioners

What are First Contact Practitioners (FCP)

• First Contact Practitioners work in primary care general practice surgeries across the Primary Care Network
• FCP’S allow patients contacting their GP surgery with musculoskeletal pain direct access to a specialist physiotherapist
•  First Contact Practitioners are advanced musculoskeletal practitioners with extensive expertise
• FCP’S provide quick clinical assessment, diagnosis, and individualised management of your condition
• You may not need input for your GP and if needed a FCP can refer you onwards for tests or other specialist services to streamline pathways of care.
• FCPs can be accessed directly by self-referral or reception staff may triage you to be booked in for an appointment