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  • Three-year pay offer announced for NHS staff in Wales

    The CSP has welcomed the three-year pay offer for NHS staff in Wales and will be consulting its members on the proposals.

    Press release — 5 July 2018 - 12:41pm
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    Senedd
  • Fellowship will enable shoulder specialist to promote multidisciplinary approach in India

    Marcus Bateman, shoulder specialist consultant physiotherapist at Royal Derby Hospital, will travel to India to present research and promote a multidisciplinary approach to shoulder management.

    News — 5 July 2018 - 9:00am
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    Marcus Bateman fellowship
  • Watchdog calls for barriers between health and social care to be broken

    Barriers between the NHS and social care could be broken down by team working between those responsible for the assessments, care and discharge of patients and by better data sharing.

    News — 4 July 2018 - 4:26pm
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    Barriers between social care and NHS
  • Strength and balance activities deliver lifelong health benefits, says Public Health England

    All adults should do strengthening and balancing exercises twice a week alongside aerobic activity, says a new review of evidence published by Public Health England.

    News — 4 July 2018 - 4:15pm
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    Dancing as exericse
  • Physio makes Design Council Spark awards final

    A physiotherapist reached the finals of a prestigious product design competition by developing the B.Bar, a specialised dumbbell for people with long-term musculoskeletal conditions.

    News — 3 July 2018 - 4:44pm
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    Spark design finalist Anna Lowe 2018
  • Visa ban physio earns his right to stay in the UK

    A physiotherapist who faced the prospect of having to quit the job he loves due to visa restrictions has finally – and literally - earned the right to stay in the UK.

    News — 3 July 2018 - 4:04pm
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    Visa earnings threshold may force non-EU physios to quit the NHS
  • Councils predict that social care will account for 90% of total spend by 2020, CSP ‘jury’ hears

    Funding social care emerged as a big concern for CSP members at a policy event at the society’s headquarters on 2 July.

    News — 3 July 2018 - 12:55pm
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    Councils predict that social care will account for 90% of total spend by 2020, CSP ‘jury’ hears
  • NICE recommends physio-led exercise plans for axial spondyloarthritis

    People with axial spondyloarthritis should receive a referral to a specialist physiotherapist for a personalised, structured exercise programme.

    News — 2 July 2018 - 1:47pm
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    Clinical update part 2
  • CSP welcomes social enterprise pay announcement

    NHS staff working for social enterprises in England will get the same three-year pay deal, the government has announced.

    Press release — 29 June 2018 - 4:09pm
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    Claire Sullivan at TUC 2016
  • Northern Ireland loses chance to host major international sporting event

    Belfast has lost its right to host the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games due to the political hiatus in the region.

    News — 29 June 2018 - 3:01pm
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    Northern Ireland loses chance to host major international sporting event