Independent prescribing by advanced physiotherapists for patients with low back pain in primary care: A feasibility trial with an embedded qualitative component

• Tim Noblet ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: timnoblet@hotmail.com

  ¶‡ TN is the primary author. JM and AR contributed equally to this work as second authors. AH-C, SO, and SF contributed equally to this work as site primary investigators.

  Affiliations Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Physiotherapy Department, St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust, London, England, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7032-9966

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• John Marriott ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ TN is the primary author. JM and AR contributed equally to this work as second authors. AH-C, SO, and SF contributed equally to this work as site primary investigators.

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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• Amanda Hensman-Crook ,

  Roles Resources

  ¶‡ TN is the primary author. JM and AR contributed equally to this work as second authors. AH-C, SO, and SF contributed equally to this work as site primary investigators.

  Affiliation Windermere Health Centre, Windermere, England, United Kingdom

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• Simon O’Shea ,

  Roles Resources

  ¶‡ TN is the primary author. JM and AR contributed equally to this work as second authors. AH-C, SO, and SF contributed equally to this work as site primary investigators.

  Affiliation Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2636-8375

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• Sarah Friel ,

  Roles Resources

  ¶‡ TN is the primary author. JM and AR contributed equally to this work as second authors. AH-C, SO, and SF contributed equally to this work as site primary investigators.

  Affiliation Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, United Kingdom

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• Alison Rushton

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ TN is the primary author. JM and AR contributed equally to this work as second authors. AH-C, SO, and SF contributed equally to this work as site primary investigators.

  Affiliation Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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