Presentation by Tracey Drabsch at the RICH Forum 2016. Orthogeriatric inpatients often require orthopaedic follow up at rural referral hospitals requiring the patient to travel for an xray and specialist appointment. For inpatients only requiring a decision regarding weight bearing status the specialist appointment is unnecessary. Collaborative care by the sub-acute care team Physiotherapist has enabled distance orthopaedic follow up to be co-ordinated.
