Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group Community Musculoskeletal (MSK) Services

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General overview and objectives of service NHS Wakefield is procuring a community MSK service to support its longer term plans for MSK services across the District. The future vision for MSK services in Wakefield includes: • Good outcomes for patients and good patient experience • Integrated services • Clear, well managed patient flows and clinical pathways • Accurate and early diagnosis • Embedding supported self-care and physical activity • Reducing duplication • Care closer to home • Accurate and timely data to support service development The Community MSK service will be part of this longer term vision, providing a community based service with access to community consultant-led orthopaedics - preferably within the same locations. The service will provide comprehensive, evidence based MSK services for the triage, assessment and treatment of muscle ligament and non-operative orthopaedic and rheumatology conditions. This will include: • Provisions of new and follow-up appointments • Full assessment and physical examination as clinically appropriate • Diagnosis and treatment where applicable by a specialist doctor or a specialist physiotherapist • Injection treatments • Referral to other services as appropriate The provider of this service will ensure: • Efficient access and management of new and follow-up appointments • A commitment to developing innovative pathways and best practice MSK services within a community setting • Delivery of local and national waiting time targets • Consistently high standards of service provision and delivery • A high quality service demonstrated through patient feedback