Nova Scotia physiotherapists to be allowed to order X-rays

Licensed physiotherapists in Nova Scotia will soon be able to order X-rays. (Matias Maiztegui photo via Pixabay)

By Rick Conrad

Physiotherapists in Nova Scotia will soon be able to order X-rays.

Physiotherapists employed by Nova Scotia Health or IWK Health can already order the scans. But the province will expand that ability to those in private practice in early spring.

“Ensuring all physiotherapists can request necessary X-rays for their patients means more timely access to the care people need,” Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson said Thursday in a news release. 

“This change will reduce unnecessary demands on family physicians, nurse practitioners, and emergency departments, and save patients and physiotherapists time.”

Physiotherapists must be in good standing with the Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists to request an X-ray. 

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health are working with the Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists and the Nova Scotia Physiotherapy Association to get the practice up and running provincewide. 

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