Rehab physios in Scotland have made videos to improve consistency in walking aid provision
Two specialist rehab physios at NHS Forth Valley have created what they believe is the first video-based learning resource in Scotland to ensure consistency in the provision of mobility aids by healthcare support workers (HCSWs).
Physios urged to help charity in finding ‘missing 20,000’ people with CMT
A charity is calling for physiotherapists to help find some of the missing 20,000 people in the UK who may be suffering in silence from the little known genetic neurological disorder Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT).
Physiotherapists in Cumbria said the CSP’s Love activity, Hate exercise? campaign helped inspire them to run a residential activity week for retired firefighters.
Keele and Nottingham universities to assess the impact of physios as first contact practitioners in GP surgeries
The CSP Charitable Trust has commissioned Keele University’s primary care research unit to evaluate the impact of physiotherapists in first contact practitioner (FCP) roles on general practice musculoskeletal (MSK) services.
Unions agree to pay offer for NHS staff in Scotland
Health unions, including the CSP, have agreed to accept a three-year pay offer for NHS staff in Scotland following extensive consultation with members.
Northumbria University says robotic walking frame can act as a ‘virtual physiotherapist’
An electronic walking frame which acts as a ‘virtual physiotherapist’ by encouraging users to be active, assessing and adjusting their exercise, and monitoring progress is being developed by an international group of academics.
First physio to be a Cystic Fibrosis Trust fellow improves hospital infection control
Infection control at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary has been improved by physio Rachael Bass, as part of her fellowship with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
Organ transplant athletes are kept in sporting shape by volunteer therapists
Nearly 1,100 athletes who have received a lifesaving organ transplant, or are donors, took part in the British Transplant Games in Birmingham last week.
