Incidence of physiotherapy referrals at UBS in Gurupi – TO

Leivia Lima de Morais, Lucas França Marra, Rafaela de Carvalho Alves, Marllos Peres de Melo, Walmirton Bezerra D’Alessandro, Eliara Firmina Maria Silva Alves

  • LEIVIA LIMA DE MORAIS UNIVERSIDADE DE GURUPI UNIRG

Abstract

Basic Health Units (BHU) are all health establishments that provide primary care (PC) actions within the scope of Health Unic System (HUS), aiming to meet up to 80% of the population's health needs, reducing referrals to referral hospitals. Physical therapy in PC acts in the rehabilitation of illnesses from medical referral, in addition to the prevention of injuries and health promotion. The present study aims to verify the number of physiotherapeutic referrals made by BHU in the municipality of Gurupi-TO in 2019, in an attempt to identify the demand, as well as the availability of professionals for the speed of care. Data were collected on the premises of the regulation center of the municipal health department after approval of the quarterly report by the Municipal Health Council. 771 referrals were made from 13 BHU, for the assistance of the 7 physiotherapists working in the municipal health department. Despite the lack of data on the number of patients seen, it can be concluded that the lack of professionals is still an obstacle to the speed of care, where there is often no availability to meet the demand for referrals. In this sense, there is a delay in the scheduling of referrals before the waiting lists of each BHU.

Published
2021-03-03