IPPA

DATASET PROJECT

2011 – 2013

Eric Lewis MSc MCSP

Rievaulx Abbey Yorkshire built 1132

Modern Harrogate!!

MUCH THOUGHT OVER A BOTTLE OF WATER!!!

The Beginnings

• Initiation Amsterdam 2011• Request for information required by MO’s• Draft Dataset created• Agreed by MO’s in Quebec 2012• Piloted by 4 countries• Rolled out in 2013 and completed by 15

countries

Thank you all

• Huge journey requiring much patience by all

• We have now draft information for each country

• We can identify more information which might be useful

Lion like endeavours

Margaret in Determined Mode

Collection Process

• Largely appeared straight forward

• Gathered much of the required data

• Know more about each country

DIFFICULTIES

LANGUAGE

POLITICAL SYSTEMS

HEALTH SYSTEMS

CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT

PRESENTATION OF DATA

A GENERAL REPORT

INDIVIDUAL REPORTS ON EACH COUNTRY

Please correct us if we have misunderstood information about your country.

Presentation Format

• Background of numbers in a country

how many PT’s, population

• Regulation of Physiotherapy

scope, diagnosis, definition

• The Running of Private Practice

number of clinics, fees, funding

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Latest Data

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Number of Physiotherapists

Background Differences

• Numbers of physiotherapists per population

• Numbers & percentages of Private Practitioners

• Percentage of population who are Physiotherapists

Example from ‘Regulation’

‘Referral to other Specialists 

Referral to other specialists by physiotherapists was not permitted in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway. Physiotherapists in all the other countries were permitted to refer to other specialists.’

Example of ‘Private Clinics’

Country Number of Clinics People per Clinic

United States No data  Germany 43000 1891France No data  United Kingdom 4000 15850South Africa 1500 32533Spain No data  Australia 4245 5418Netherlands 4800 3500Belgium 18000 616Sweden 300 31666Denmark 700 7971Finland 4500 1200Norway 2000 2530New Zealand 953 4679Eire 300 14666

Clarifications

• Questions:• 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 23 – 26,27, 28 & 32

And so it begins………..And its worth fighting for!!!!

Interaction

• Questions

• Additions

• Corrections

Thank Youfrom

Yorkshire