Welcome
Provide’s Physiotherapy Outpatients Service offers digital support for people in Mid Essex with Musculoskeletal conditions and other healthcare professionals involved in their care to ensure best management is offered as quickly as possible.
Our aim is to share high quality information and resources for managing Musculoskeletal conditions via an online platform to help people to manage their problem quickly and effectively as well as identifying those who may need further treatment within our service or other healthcare services. Click Self-Help for more details.
For people who do still need to access the Physiotherapy Outpatients Service and meet the criteria, we provide expert assessment, diagnosis and treatment for adults and children with Musculoskeletal conditions, including specialist advice on self-management to help people return to their normal activities. Click here for more details.

Service we offer
- Adults or children registered with a GP practice in Mid Essex with a Musculoskeletal condition that has started or significantly worsened within the last 6 months.
- People with symptoms that are not improving with online support.
- Inclusion, exclusion and triage criteria will be applied.
- We provide a patient-centred approach to support people in managing their own Musculoskeletal condition.
- Our service consists of highly-trained, state-registered physiotherapists, with a range of specialist skills and experience that assess, diagnose and treat people with Musculoskeletal problems.
- We will always offer care that is tailored to your needs following a comprehensive, individual assessment and clear explanation of your problem and treatment options available.
- We have specially-trained clinicians that administer corticosteroid injections as part of your treatment for joint and soft tissue problems where appropriate.
- Referral from your GP, specialist or other healthcare professional.
- All referrals will be triaged against current service criteria.
- Accepted referrals will be added to the waiting list based on priority level and an acknowledgement SMS or letter will be sent to you.
- Contact will be made by the Care Co-ordination Centre (CCC) to book your first appointment.
Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your appointment time as you will need to complete questionnaires before your initial assessment
- An initial assessment is offered to establish whether physiotherapy is the most suitable treatment for your condition. Alternatively, you can complete both these questionnaires (Click here to download) from home on the day before your first appointment and bring with you.
- You will need to bring details of all the medication you are currently taking as this will be discussed during the assessment.
- Please wear appropriate clothing to allow the physiotherapist to properly assess the area involved which may involve you needing to partially undress.
- You will receive some advice and guidance at the end of the initial assessment on the best way to manage your condition.
- Please give at least 24 hour notice if you need to cancel your appointment so that we can offer this slot to someone else.
Testimonials
Meet our team
how are we doing
Weeks
7
Average Waiting Time
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93
People Improved With Treatment
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98
People Who Would Recommend This Service
Patients
855
Number Of New Patients Seen Last Month
News
A new outcome measure to help evaluate the effectiveness of treatment to patients with musculoskeletal conditions has been identified by Provide’s Physiotherapy Outpatients Service. For the last 12 months the service has used the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) to accurately measure whether treatments to patients have been successful. The measurement tool consists of 14 items […] Provide’s Physiotherapy Outpatients Service has been trialling a new screening method with mid Essex patients who have been referred into the service with back pain and sciatica. The ‘STarT Back’ approach, produced by Keele University, uses a simple tool which matches patients to the most suitable treatment packages for them. New patients accessing the service […] Provide’s Physiotherapy Outpatient Service is working with the organisation’s Technology Team to explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help deliver better outcomes for its service users. A recent report by think tank Reform found that AI can analyse data collected on wearable technology, such as fitness trackers, and help clinicians support changes in patients’ behaviour. […] The government has recently announced plans to get one million more disabled people in work over the next ten years. The new plan includes extending ‘fit note’ certification beyond GPs to a wider group of healthcare professionals, including physiotherapists, psychiatrists and senior nurses. These new measures will permit Provide’s Physiotherapy Outpatients Service to sign ‘fit […] Two courageous and fit members of Provide staff completed the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon in April and one selfless employee volunteered to help out on the day. The race took place on a very hot day and was in fact the hottest London Marathon on record. This obviously made the challenge far greater but […] Provide’s Physiotherapy Outpatients Service were acknowledged for all their commitment, hard work and achievement over the past year by winning the Outstanding Service Award at the 2019 staff award ceremony. This year it was held on 21 March 2019 at Greenwoods Hotel and Spa in Stock and 170 people attended. The award was deserved recognition […] Provide Physiotherapy Outpatient Service has now restarted offering undergraduate student Musculoskeletal placements following a lengthy break due to system and governance challenges which have now been overcome. The service has recently supervised three different physiotherapy student placements across the three main sites of Maldon, Chelmsford and Braintree and will continue to provide a learning platform […]New measurement tool, better treatment outcomes
Success for new back pain screening method
Artificial Intelligence to help physiotherapy patients
Physiotherapists now certified to support people with Musculoskeletal conditions return to work
London Marathon Successes
Physiotherapy Team proud winners of the ‘Outstanding Service’ prize at the annual staff awards ceremony
Undergraduate Student Musculoskeletal Placements
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