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  • Competitors at sporting event for injured military will be assessed by physiotherapists

    CSP members will play a key role in an international sporting event in Australia for injured armed forces personnel.

    News — 19 October 2018 - 10:24am
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    Invictus Games
  • Virtual pulmonary rehabilitation service beats staff shortages and delights patients

    Hywel Dda University Health Board’s virtual pulmonary rehabilitation service caught the eye of judges at this year’s NHS Wales awards.

    News — 18 October 2018 - 4:39pm
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    NHS Wales awards
  • Physios celebrate AHP day and highlight the value of their work

    Physios across the UK teamed up with their colleagues to celebrate National AHP Day on 15 October.

    News — 17 October 2018 - 3:20pm
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    Physiotherapist Anna Goodman receives an appreciation badge from Chief Allied Health Professions Officer Suzanne Rastrick
  • Physio assistant scoops prize for implementing clinical guidelines

    Emma Busby, physiotherapy assistant practitioner, won the award for the most impressive implementation of clinical guidelines at a conference co-hosted by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

    News — 17 October 2018 - 11:48am
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    Physiotherapy assistant practitioner Emma Busby making her presentation at this year’s Guidelines International Network conference
  • Videos create visual learning tool for vestibular tests

    Physiotherapists have created six videos demonstrating vestibular examinations as a learning and teaching tool for the profession.

    News — 15 October 2018 - 4:56pm
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    vestibular video
  • CSP highlights first contact physiotherapy to GPs

    GPs heard how first contact physiotherapy could lessen their workload and improve primary care services during the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) annual conference, in Glasgow from 4-5 October.

    News — 12 October 2018 - 3:11pm
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    RCGP conference
  • Falls champions bring awareness week alive across the professions

    Falls awareness week at the end of September was marked at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, by four staff falls champions.

    News — 12 October 2018 - 2:56pm
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    QV hospital
  • Salford therapy team initiative cuts overnight hospital stays by 5%

    A therapy team providing in-reach services at Salford Royal NHS Trust’s emergency department has reduced overnight bed stays by five per cent over the last year.

    News — 12 October 2018 - 11:04am
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    Salford
  • YouGov survey shows physiotherapy is popular therapy for arthritis

    Physiotherapy is a popular treatment for half of people in Wales, Scotland and England who have been diagnosed with arthritis, according to research commissioned by Arthritis Action.

    News — 12 October 2018 - 9:00am
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    YouGov arthritis
  • Physios help military veterans compete for medals at Sporting Senior Games

    Physiotherapists provided vital support to military veterans taking part in the Sporting Senior Games Glasgow on 30 September.

    News — 11 October 2018 - 3:04pm
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    Erskine