Our FCP service is managed by Quay Healthcare CIC, the GP Federation.
First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) are qualified autonomous clinical practitioners who can assess, diagnose, treat and manage musculoskeletal (MSK) problems and undifferentiated conditions.
They can help patients with musculoskeletal issues such as back, neck and joint pain by:
- assessing and diagnosing issues
- giving expert advice on how best to manage their conditions
- referring them onto specialist services if necessary.
Patients with back and joint pain, including conditions such as arthritis, will now be able to contact their local physiotherapist directly without a referral, or contact your GP practice directly to request an appointment.
A frailty Care Coordinator holistically supports patients with mild to severe frailty within the community. They collaborate with patients to create a patient-centred care plan and provide access to support services within the local area that are most appropriate for you.
East Warrington PCN's Frailty Coordinator is called Dionne. Dionne's services are available to any patients registered at Padgate , Fearnhead Cross or Birchwood Medical Centres. To book an appointment , please contact your GP surgery as normal and ask to for an appointment with the Frailty Care Coordinator.
Social Prescribing link workers help to connect people to community - based support , including activites and services that meet practical, social and emotional needs that affect a patients overall health and wellbeing.
You could benefit from Social Prescribing if you are :
- Feeling low , isolated, anxious , stressed or depressed
- You have a practical problem and you don't know how to deal with it (housing , money, welfare, prescriptions)
East Warrington PCN's Social prescribing link worker is called Cameron . Cameron can help patients to create a personalised action plan , supporting them with making and sustaining changes that will help them to feel better in themselves.
Camerons services are available to any patients registered at Padgate , Fearnhead Cross or Birchwood Medical Centres. To book an appointment , please contact your GP surgery as normal and ask to for a Social Prescribing appointment.
Health coaches aim to help you to improve your health and overall wellbeing in the long term by empowering you to set goals from looking at what matters most to you.
Abbie Flanagan is East Warrington PCNs Health & wellbeing coach. Abbie can help to develop people’s motivation, knowledge, skills and confidence around a variety of issues/conditions, including:
- weight
- diet
- activity levels
- stress, mood, low level mental health issues
- diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- stroke
- hypertension
- persistent pain.
Abbie's services are available to any patients registered at Padgate , Fearnhead Cross or Birchwood Medical Centres. To book an appointment , please contact your GP surgery as normal and ask for an appointment with our Health and Wellbeing Coach.
East Warrington PCN are currently staffed with two Mental Health Practitioners, Sue and Sam, who support adults with mental health issues to live well in the community.
This role in particular has been created to enable professionals with mental health expertise to be based in GP surgeries or neighbourhood settings, to support people with complex mental health needs and act as a ‘bridge’ between primary care and specialist mental health services.
Mental Health Practitoners can offer support with the following :
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Bipolar
- Psychosis
- Eating disorders
- Personality Disorders
- and more.
If you feel like you would benefit from an appointment with one of our Mental Health Practitoners , please contact your surgery directly.