MSK Community Appointment Days
OVERVIEW:
Meet NHS physiotherapists, podiatrists and community health partners offering practical advice, rehabilitation support and wellbeing information to help you move better and feel stronger.
Our Musculoskeletal (MSK) Community Appointment Days are designed to make it easier for you to get the care and advice you need, all in one convenient session. They are organised alongside community partners and are free to attend.
'What matters to you' zone
- This is where you will have a 1-2-1 discussion with an experienced clinician to find out what aspects of your health and wellbeing matter most to you and how we can help you address them
The Rehab Zone
- Here you will be guided through some specific exercises to help manage the MSK condition that has been bothering you
The Community Village
- This is where you can speak to many other services that are offered throughout the Wigan borough who can offer information, help and support with other areas such as mental health, cardiac health, diabetes, obesity, finance, housing, family troubles and many many more...
The Assessment Zone
- If, during the 'what matters to you' discussion, it is decided that your MSK problem needs a more in depth assessment you will be advised to see one of our experienced MSK CATS clinicians in the assessment zone
- What are Community Appointment Days?
Community appoinment days (CAD’s) are community-based events where health services, social care and community partners come together in the same space to provide easy and convenient access to services. The Wrightington Wigan and Leigh (WWL) musculoskeletal CAD’s are centred around residents who have been referred to the musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy service. People who have been referred to the service and reside in the area local to an upcoming CAD will be sent an invite to book an appointment time. Attending these days enables our clinicians to find out what matters to you, then work with you to make it happen.
- How do I access a Community Appointment Day?
If you have been referred, or self-referred, into the MSK Physiotherapy service and have been placed on a waiting list you will automatically receive an invite to any upcoming CAD in your area. The invite will come via text message and will include a booking link. Once you click the link, you will be offered a range of appointment times throughout the day which you can select. If you are unable to use the booking link there will be a phone number listed on the text message for you to call and book.
- What happens on the day?
When you arrive at the event at your scheduled appointment time you will be checked in by our admin team who will confirm your details, issue you with your patient passport and a health screening questionnaire. A Physiotherapy clinician will have a one-to-one conversation with you about what is important to you. Following this you may need a physical assessment which will be conducted in a separate space within the leisure centre or it maybe that you can move straight to our rehab zone where clinicians will support you to learn appropriate exercises to help achieve your goal. You will then have the opportunity to visit our community village where other services will be stationed offering help, support and advice for a wide range of issues.
- Why should I attend?
- Get advice and treatment without long waiting times.
- Save multiple trips — all community services are in one place.
- Meet supportive local experts and community partners.
- Leave with a clear plan and practical steps to improve your health and wellbeing.
- What should I bring?
- Just yourself
- Comfortable clothing to make sure your are able to move around if you need an assessment or are shown exercises
- A list of medication that you take.
- Will I be able to get investigations such as X-rays and scans?
Not on the day, no.
However, if needed you will be assessed by an experienced MSK clinician who will make a clinical decision following a thorough assessment, based on your symptoms and past medical history, whether a scan, X-ray, or orther form of investigation is necessary. If so, they will be able to refer you for the appropriate investigation(s).