First Contact Practitioner
First Contact Practitioners are regulated, advanced and autonomous health CARE PROFESSIONALS who are trained to provide expert PATIENT assessment, diagnosis and first-line treatment, self-care advice and, if required, appropriate onward referral to other SERVICES .
Description
A First Contact Practitioner is a CARE PROFESSIONAL.
First Contact Practitioners are regulated, advanced and autonomous health CARE PROFESSIONALS who are trained to provide expert PATIENT assessment, diagnosis and first-line treatment, self-care advice and, if required, appropriate onward referral to other SERVICES.
For further information on First Contact Practitioners in Musculoskeletal SERVICES, see the NHS Long Term Plan website at: Shorter Waits For Planned Care.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | First Contact Practitioners |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Business Definition | First Contact Practitioner | references in description First Contact Practitioner |
| Data Element | REFERRED BY FIRST CONTACT PRACTITIONER INDICATOR | references in description First Contact Practitioner |
| Attribute | REFERRED BY FIRST CONTACT PRACTITIONER INDICATOR | references in description First Contact Practitioner |