Other Priority 5 from the Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the best multidisciplinary care model for effective management of OA in primary care?  (JLA PSP Other Priority 5)
Overall ranking amongst other questions 5
JLA question ID 0041/25
Extra explanatory note This question overlaps with Q 2 and Q 7 in non surgical and they could be considered together
Types of research; RCT of complex interventions,
Systematic review of models, economic analysis of this question could be very useful
Population; People presently with OA symptoms in primary care
Outcomes; PROMS
Evidence None identified
Health Research Classification System category Musculoskeletal
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples Where is the best place to treat early OA?  ~  Whose answers do I trust? There are usually a lot of conflicting answers.  ~  What role should physiotherapist play in supporting GPs and practice nurses in managing OA in primary care and identifying who needs referral to orthopaedics or rheumatology?
Submitted by 10 patient/carers, 5 clinicians. 2 carer/clinicians and 1 H&K PSP (clinician) focus groups
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0041
PSP name Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 52  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 26 February 2016