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<p>To support the 2018/19 mobilisation of first contact practitioner (FCP) services
for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, 98% of sustainability and transformation plans
identified pilot sites for FCP services and 98% of those sites were operational by
31 March 2019. The NHS Long Term Plan’s commitment is to build on this work of piloting
FCP services across England.</p><p> </p><p>Further progress to be delivered in 2019/20
includes the development of a national mobilisation plan for local systems to roll
out this service for patients across the country. To support successful mobilisation
by local systems, the specification for FCP services for MSK conditions has recently
been published and can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/elective-care-high-impact-interventions-first-contact-practitioner-msk-services-specification.pdf"
target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/elective-care-high-impact-interventions-first-contact-practitioner-msk-services-specification.pdf</a></p><p>All
adults in England will have direct access to MSK FCP by 2023/24, across all Primary
Care Networks. This will enable patients to see the right professional first time,
first place without needing a general practitioner (GP) referral.</p><p> </p><p>NHS
England published a five-year framework for GP contract reform this year which has
committed to invest £891 million to fund an additional 20,000 workforce across five
staff groups including MSK FCPs to support general practice.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
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