Level of diagnostic agreement in musculoskeletal shoulder diagnosis between remote and face-to-face consultations: A retrospective service evaluation.

Background And Aims: To determine the level of diagnostic agreement between remote and face-to-face consultation in assessing shoulder complaints.

Methods: A retrospective service evaluation with three groups of patient data; those assessed only face-to-face (group 1), remotely then face-to-face (group 2), remotely only (group 3). Patient data were extracted from 6 secondary care shoulder Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner's (APPs) records, covering six sites.