Proposals by CCGs covering Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country to restrict access to physiotherapy could drive up costs for the NHS, the CSP has warned.
Karen Middleton, chief executive of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, said:
‘This once again highlights the enormous financial pressures CCGs are under, but also the very worrying way in which some are choosing to respond.
‘Simply cutting services such as physiotherapy will always prove to be a false economy if patients do not get the care they need. Conditions that could easily have been treated will worsen and require further support at a greater cost to the NHS.
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