Free flowchart template · Physiotherapy
A red-flag screening flowchart shows physiotherapists what to do at a first visit when a patient's answers suggest a serious condition. It covers checking the intake form, asking the red-flag questions, sending the patient for urgent care, referring to a GP before treatment, getting consent, and recording the screen with the assessment.
Updated November 2026 · Opens in Wikidoc as a process map · Free to use, don’t resell
The template opens as a process map, laid out with its lanes, steps and decisions, ready to edit.
Rename the lanes to your team’s roles, change the questions to match your rules, and add or remove steps.
Attach your SOPs and checklists to the steps, so whoever does the work can open the instructions from the map.
This works on the Free plan: up to 10 process maps from templates, free forever.
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Procedure
1Book the right appointment
2Check referral and funding
3Send the forms
SOP
Bookings, referrals, forms and fees for every new patient.
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Procedure
1Introduce yourself and the session
2Explain the assessment
3Explain the treatment plan
SOP
Explain, confirm and record informed consent before treatment.
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Procedure
1Record the assessment
2Record every treatment
3Write on the day
SOP
What to record, when, and how to keep patient notes secure.
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Before the first dayFirst dayFirst week
Check their registration is current, with no conditions on it
Check their professional indemnity insurance, especially for contractors
Check their first aid and CPR certificates, and any background check the role needs
Onboarding checklist
Registration, notes, infection control and systems for new clinicians.
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Procedure
1Care for the patient
2Tell the patient
3Record it
SOP
Care, disclose, record and review when treatment causes harm.
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Between every patient
Clean your hands before and after touching the patient
Change the couch roll, or the linen and pillowcase
Wipe the couch, headrest, face hole and armrests
Checklist
Between-patient infection control, plus daily and weekly cleaning.
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Questions asked at a first visit to spot signs of a serious condition, such as a spinal emergency or cancer, that need medical care instead of, or before, physiotherapy.
Signs such as numbness in the saddle area, new bladder or bowel problems or rapidly worsening weakness may point to an emergency. Follow your own clinical protocol; the examples here aren't a complete list.
No. It's a prompt so the screen is never skipped. The physiotherapist decides, and the map should match your clinic's protocol and your professional body's guidance.
Yes. Clinics can open it in Wikidoc and adapt it for free, as one of the 10 process maps from templates on the Free plan.
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