Latest news

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy news

  • Offer women training and advice to manage incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, says NICE

    Women should receive pelvic floor muscle training and lifestyle advice as a first step, before surgery for stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse is considered.

    News — 9 October 2018 - 4:53pm
    See more
    Pelvic pain
  • Kilimanjaro climb helps to raise awareness of amputee support charity

    Quadruple amputee Corrine Hutton has just scaled Mount Kilimanjaro for Finding Your Feet, the charity she founded in 2013 to support other amputees in overcoming social isolation.

    News — 9 October 2018 - 11:26am
    See more
    Corrine Hutton at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
  • Physio flexes her muscles for European Strongwoman Championships

    Physiotherapist Lisa Corrallini has gone from strength to strength this year – now she’s Britain’s third strongest woman and ready to take on the world!

    News — 8 October 2018 - 12:37pm
    See more
    Physiotherapist Lisa Corrallini is Britain’s third strongest woman
  • Craigavon hydrotherapy pool gets £120,000 revamp

    Physiotherapists have welcomed the re-opening of a hydrotherapy pool in Northern Ireland, following a £120,000 refurbishment project.

    News — 4 October 2018 - 2:37pm
    1
    See more
    Re-opened hydrotherapy pool in Northern Ireland
  • Occupational health physiotherapy service saves NHS trust £200,000 by helping staff recover faster

    An NHS trust in South Yorkshire has reduced sickness absences among staff by introducing a physiotherapy provision, as part of its health and wellbeing strategy.

    News — 4 October 2018 - 11:45am
    See more
    Physiotherapist Shalini Sapru  is one of the staff involved in the telephone assessment service
  • Members urged to join academy debate

    Members should shortly be able to take part in online discussions on establishing a virtual advanced and consultant practice academy to be run by Health Education England (HEE).

    News — 3 October 2018 - 3:40pm
    See more
    Online library search
  • Understaffed Dorset physios win award for their outstanding learning disability service

    A short-staffed group of physiotherapists who specialise in helping people with learning disabilities have received a ‘team of the year’ award from their trust.

    News — 3 October 2018 - 11:22am
    See more
    Dorset leaning disability physios win award
  • Parkinson’s UK launches free learning hub for physios

    Parkinson's UK has launched a free online learning pathway designed specifically for physiotherapists.

    News — 2 October 2018 - 5:31pm
    See more
    Physiotherapy can help manage symptoms of Parkinson’s, says NICE
  • HCPC proposes 16 per cent fee rise

    The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is proposing to raise its annual registration fee from £90 to £106 from next year.

    News — 28 September 2018 - 10:37am
    26
    See more
    HCPC logo
  • #AHPsDay will showcase impact of allied health professionals services locally and nationally

    The Royal Oldham Hospital’s physiotherapists will train junior doctors, nurses and healthcare assistants to assess and manage musculoskeletal conditions.

    News — 27 September 2018 - 11:35am
    See more
    AHPs Day