Two physios win national awards for public health research
Health professionals need a better understanding of local culture and older people’s priorities if they want to help over 65s to exercise, award-winning research shows.
Physios challenged to make it easier for patients to stick with their exercises
Physiotherapists are signing up to a ‘21 Day Challenge’ to complete exercise programmes they typically prescribe, and make them easier for patients to stick with.
A physiotherapist in Portsmouth is part of a multi-award-winning project that identifies and treats people with respiratory conditions in local GP surgeries.
All GP practices in Portsmouth will have senior physios to deal with urgent demand from musculoskeletal (MSK) patients, following a successful six-month pilot.
Physiotherapist Nikki Robinson had a double celebration this autumn, after running her practice for 10 years and winning a Best Business Women 2016 award.
Physiotherapy Works menu of topics for regional events - 2015/16
Following the successful Physiotherapy Works locally events we are offering a menu of events for Regional Networks to run as they wish. They are:
Using population data to make the case e.g. the falls modelWorkforce issues and the new Workfoce Data ModelPrimary care - increasing physiotherapy rolesChronic obstructive pulmonary disease models.
This guide outlines the ways physiotherapy staff can engage with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Due to the nature of registering as stakeholders with NICE, it is primarily relevant to the Professional Networks (PNs).
