Self-referral

Talking therapies

Talking therapies, or psychological therapies, are effective and confidential treatments delivered by fully trained and accredited NHS practitioners. They can help with common mental health problems like stress, anxiety and depression.

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Physiotherapy

Four routine physiotherapy appointments, you can self-refer without having to through the GP.

Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability. It can also help to reduce your risk of injury or illness in the future.

It takes a holistic approach that involves the patient directly in their own care.

When is physiotherapy used?

Physiotherapy can be helpful for people of all ages with a wide range of health conditions, including problems affecting the:

bones, joints and soft tissue – such as back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain and sports injuries
brain or nervous system – such as movement problems resulting from a stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS) or Parkinson's disease
heart and circulation – such as rehabilitation after a heart attack
lungs and breathing – such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis

Physiotherapy can improve your physical activity while helping you to prevent further injuries.

Please see links below for FLOK for lower back pain and secondly the NHS Lothian Self-referral Physio page.

Flok Health - Referral (Lower Back Pain Only)

Self-referral – Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership: Physiotherapy

Podiatry

Getting support from the Podiatry Team

To access our service please complete our self-referral form.

Once we receive your form a member of our team will review the information. If you have a condition listed in the emergency or urgent section you will receive a phone call or letter with an appointment. If your referral is routine you will receive a letter to let you know you have been added to the waiting list. If we are not able to help you with your problem, we will send further information by letter.

If your referral form is missing information, we will try to contact you via telephone, we may have to return the form to you if we cannot make a decision based on the information you have provided. Please provide as much information as possible and fully complete the form so that we can deal with your referral as quickly as possible.

If you are unable to leave your home please speak to your GP as we can only accept a referral for a house visit from a medical professional.