New Feature - Safety Netting and Red Flags

Rehab My Patient is excited to announce the launch of a powerful new feature designed to support clinicians in delivering safer care – Safety Netting and Red Flags.

This update enables users to automatically add safety netting advice and optional red flag warnings to exercise plans with just a few clicks, ensuring patients receive vital information about when to seek further help or discontinue exercises if symptoms worsen.

What is Safety Netting?

Safety netting is a clinical communication strategy used to ensure patients know:

• What serious symptoms to watch out for,
• When and how to seek further help if needed.

It’s an essential part of patient care, especially in musculoskeletal and rehabilitation settings, where symptoms can change or evolve.

Why This Feature Matters

By automatically integrating Safety Netting and optional Red Flags directly into the Rehab My Patient platform, clinicians can:

• Improve patient safety by highlighting critical symptoms to watch out for.
• Enhance communication by providing clear, written guidance to patients.
• Save time by automating the addition of clinically relevant safety messages.
• Support best practice by documenting important medical advice.

How It Works

When creating an exercise plan, users will now see the option to add safety netting advice. This can be set up as default from the settings. Red flags can also be tailored to specific conditions or patient needs, and includes key information such as:

• Common red flags to monitor (e.g., severe pain, neurological changes, unexpected swelling, weight loss, foot drop, loss of bowel and bladder control, etc.)
• What to do in the event of a red flag arising. 

The feature is designed to be intuitive, flexible, and fully customisable, ensuring it works seamlessly with your clinical workflow.

Supporting Clinician Confidence

This update aligns with our commitment to supporting safe, effective, and patient-centred care. Whether you're a physiotherapist, osteopath, chiropractor, sports therapist, podiatrist or other rehab professional, safety netting is a simple yet powerful way to enhance your communication and reduce risk.

Get Started Today

The Safety Netting and Red Flags feature is now live and available to all Rehab My Patient users. To try it out, simply log in and begin creating a new exercise plan, and you'll find the safety netting option built into the exercise dashboard. 

For step-by-step instructions, check out this video: https://youtu.be/AQf-WB-IBw8 

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