A First Contact Practitioner is a CARE PROFESSIONAL.

First Contact Practitioners are regulated, advanced and autonomous health CARE PROFESSIONALS who are trained to provide expert PATIENT assessment, diagnosis and first-line treatment, self-care advice and, if required, appropriate onward referral to other SERVICES.

For further information on First Contact Practitioners in Musculoskeletal SERVICES, see the NHS Long Term Plan website at: Shorter Waits For Planned Care.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	First Contact Practitioners