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MSK (SCAS) CATs Integrated Service: Enfield
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Enfield MSK Specialist Clinical Assessment Services offers integrated care for all musculoskeletal referrals, including MSK CATs, podiatry, trauma and orthopaedics, pain management, and rheumatology, with triage by advanced physiotherapy practitioners to direct referrals to appropriate services.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusions
- adults aged 18
- patients with an Enfield GP
- patients with an MSK need
Exclusions
- patients with red flags/2WW
- patients with lumps and bumps
- patients with suspected acute fracture (these should be referred to fracture clinic at either Royal Free/Chase Farm or North Middlesex)
How to Refer
Once referral has been received, it will be triaged and directed to the most appropriate service in Enfield MSK (please see Downloads for a guide).
EMIS form
Referral methods: e-RS
With the exception of self-referrals into physiotherapy/pelvic health/podiatry (see Self-referrals), only referrals via e-RS are accepted.
Complete the Enfield Integrated MSK referral form – NMUH and send to required speciality and clinic type.
For urgent rheumatology referrals, tick the urgent box on the referral form. Complete form with as much referral information as possible. Urgent referrals are triaged and sent directly to Rheumatology within 24-48 hours if appropriate (excluding weekends).
For urgent cancer referrals, see the Urgent Suspected Cancer: Other Tissue Types page.
How to find services on e-RS
- Specialty: Orthopaedics
- Clinic type: Foot and Ankle, Fracture, non emergency, Hand and wrist, Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Elbow, Spine – Back pain (not scoliosis/deform), Spine – Neck pain, Spine – Scoliosis and Deformity, Sports Trauma
- Service name: Enfield (SCAS) MSK CATS Integrated Service – Orthopaedics – North Middlesex at Chase Farm
- Speciality: Pain Management
- Clinic Type: Pain Management
- Service Name: Enfield (SCAS) MSK CATS Integrated Service – Pain Management – North Middlesex at Chase Farm
- Speciality: Rheumatology
- Clinic Type: Bone/Osteoporosis, Inflammatory Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Other Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease, Spinal Disorders.
- Service Name: Enfield (SCAS) MSK CATS Integrated Service – Rheumatology – North Middlesex at Chase Farm
- Speciality: Physiotherapy
- Clinic Type: Musculoskeletal, Gynaecological Physiotherapy, Urological Physiotherapy.
- Service Name: Enfield (SCAS) MSK CATS Integrated Service – Physiotherapy – North Middlesex at Chase Farm
- Speciality: Sports and Exercise Medicine
- Clinic Type: Exercise Medicine, Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal, Soft Tissue Injury, Sports Injury, Sports Medicine.
- Service Name: Enfield (SCAS) MSK CATS Integrated Service – Sports & exercise Medicine – NMUH at Chase Farm
Where to find the form
- Enfield: ENF Global Documents > MSK-Physio-Rehab-Podiatry
Self-referral
For self-referrals to physiotherapy, pelvic health and podiatry see the service page Physiotherapy Services.
Downloads
Resources
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