The development of a UK-wide Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway (CPIP) is an excellent example of evidence-based practice. CPIP is based on CPUP, a Swedish multidisciplinary follow-up programme for children that started in 1994. CPIPS was developed by a group of physiotherapists and children’s orthopaedic surgeons and from all regions of Scotland. The aim was to provide a high quality, standardised follow-up programme, including hip surveillance, for children with cerebral palsy (CP) that will identify musculoskeletal problems by regular physical and radiological examinations to enable timely and effective management for these problems during childhood.
