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MSK Hub Referral Form

Referrer Details
            Patient Details
                      Referral Details

                      Presenting Complaint


                      Please consider site, pain, neural symptoms etc:
                      Where is the pain -describe area of body affected – any radiation of pain?
                      Is it constant or intermittent?
                      Any pins and needles or numbness?
                      Any weakness?

                        History of Present Condition


                        Please consider onset, evolution, pain characteristics, associated features etc:
                        When did symptoms start?
                        Was there any injury to the area, if so how long ago?

                          Previous Medical / Surgical History    


                          Please provide a pertinent medical Hx - a summary not a huge list

                              Medication


                              Please provide a summary, not a huge list.

                                          Assessment and Treatment

                                          Assessment Findings


                                          Please consider range of movement, swelling, tenderness, neural deficit etc.

                                          Has there been a physical assessment?

                                          If so what are the findings?  

                                              Treatment So Far For This Problem


                                              Please consider Self Care, Analgesia, Physio, Injection etc.

                                              Select all treatments the patient has received or tried.

                                                        Investigations So Far


                                                        Please consider X-Ray for joints, NCS for neural, MRI for radiculopathy, Bloods (FBC, ESR, U/E’s, Bone Profile, Alk Phos, auto-antibodies.

                                                        Select all investigations the patients has had, and attach any pertinent related files.

                                                                              Referral Next Steps

                                                                                PLEASE REMEMBER ALL URGENT & POTENTIAL RED FLAG CASES SHOULD BE REFERRED AS ALWAYS DIRECTLY TO ORTHOPAEDICS
                                                                                (< 18, Cauda Equina, Fracture, Tumours, Sepsis, Inflammatory Pathology, Surgical Complications)

                                                                                *NB Onward Referral to orthopaedics will require current height, weight, BMI, BP, smoking status and patient understanding of referral outcome. 
                                                                                ** Please Consider Keele STaRT back score for pain management referrals