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Development of an evidence-based framework to guide delegation of clinical tasks to physiotherapy support workers in musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14210-0

Published Online: 2026-02-23

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Authors

Sarigiovannis, Panos https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7960-1500
Foster, Nadine E.

Jowett, Sue

Saunders, Benjamin
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

National Institute for Health and Care Research (Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship NIHR301550)

Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (Investigator grant (ID: 2018182))
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Article History

Received: 2 October 2025

Accepted: 12 February 2026

First Online: 23 February 2026

Declarations

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: Ethical approval was granted by the South West – Frenchay NHS Research Ethics Committee and the UK Health Research Authority (REC reference 21/SW/0158, IRAS project 297095). All participants provided written informed consent prior to enrolment in the study. All methods were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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