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Musculoskeletal Integrated Community Service: CLCH

Barnet
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The Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) Integrated Community Musculoskeletal (ICMSK) service provides:

  • dedicated MSK triage with Consultant Connect support 
  • expert MSK assessment, diagnosis and management planning
  • a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) with acute consultants and radiology
  • soft tissue and joint steroid injections for common peripheral MSK conditions
  • acute knee injury clinic for prompt assessment and management of acute knee injuries
  • direct referral for investigations (MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, bloods)
  • referral to MSK physiotherapy and/or other community services (e.g. falls, podiatry, domiciliary)
  • self-management advice, education and reassurance.

Waiting times for the service are:

  • two weeks for acute or urgent referrals
  • eight weeks for routine referral cases. 

See Resources for the CLCH MSK webpage for people who are able to self-manage or wish to be signposted for advice and guidance. A QR code which can be displayed in areas such as waiting rooms and which sends the user directly to the website can be found in Downloads.


Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

  • patients aged 18+ and registered with a Barnet GP with an MSK condition for whom conservative management, including physiotherapy, has not helped
  • complex presentation which may not be suitable for routine physiotherapy
  • may need secondary care intervention.

Exclusions

  • paediatric patients aged <18 years
  • urgent red flag pathology such as cauda equina and suspected malignancy
  • recent fractures
  • inflammatory presentation or persistent pain management
  • undiagnosed lumps and bumps.

How to Refer

EMIS form

Referral methods: e-Referrals

Complete the Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Physiotherapy Service – Barnet – CLCH referral form. 

If you are referring the patient for Specialist MSK (ICMSK) send via eRS

How to find service on e-RS

  • Specialty: Physiotherapy
  • Clinic type: Musculoskeletal
  • Service name: CLCH Specialist MSK

If you are referring the patient for MSK Physiotherapy email to: clcht.mskphysiotherapy@nhs.net

Where to find the form

  • Barnet: BAR Global Documents > Referral Forms folder

Locations

Therapies Department, Edgware Community Hospital

Therapies Department, Finchley Memorial Hospital

Service Feedback

Christine Bilsborough (Consultant Physiotherapist, CLCH)

christinebilsborough@nhs.net

Downloads



Review date: Saturday, 03 May 2025