Musculoskeletal help and advice

Are you currently working from home and finding it difficult to get comfortable? Please watch this short 5 minute video with hints and tips of how to work from home and look after your musculoskeletal health. Click Here

Before referring yourself, please remember that a lot of aches and pains can be improved by following simple advice. Read more about how you can help yourself.

If you attend long meetings or sit at your desk for long periods, take a look at our 5 in 5 leaflet and do the 5 stretches in 5 minutes every day or at every meeting. Why not get everyone involved!

If you are a staff member then you can self-refer to one of the dedicated physiotherapy staff treatment teams working across the county. You will be provided with an initial assessment and ongoing treatment as required for your musculoskeletal condition. At the current time there are two different ways of referring depending on which trust you were previously employed by.

²gether employees

Old 2gether staff are required to email 2gnft.physio@nhs.net and will then be sent a referral form to complete. On receipt of this referral form an appointment will be made for the individual. Please do not approach local physiotherapy departments as they do not have the capacity to deal with referrals.

Please be aware that whilst every effort will be made to accommodate an appointment in your closest locality, it may be that an appointment is available sooner in another location. In order to offer support and advice as quickly as possible, being willing to travel if you are able would be of great benefit.

Gloucestershire Care Services employees

Old GCS staff are required to complete a self-referral form via the website, please click here. This will then be picked up by our dedicated staff treatment physiotherapist and you will be offered an appointment.

Please be aware that whilst every effort will be made to accommodate an appointment in your closest locality, it may be that an appointment is available sooner in another location. In order to offer support and advice as quickly as possible, being willing to travel if you are able would be of great benefit.

Cheltenham and Gloucester

If you think you would benefit from physiotherapy and you live in either Cheltenham or Gloucester, use this link to self refer to Physio Call Back, a service provided by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Gloucestershire

If you live in the surrounding areas of Gloucestershire, this link will give you the local number to ring so that you can refer yourself to services provided by Gloucestershire Care Services.

Herefordshire

If you live in Herefordshire, this link will give you information about the services provided by Wye Valley NHS Trust.