Bolton trust Discharge to Assess project frees acute NHS beds
A physiotherapist is helping to provide a successful Discharge to Assess (D2A) project which frees up acute hospital beds and gives people the opportunity to return home.
‘Exercise is the new miracle drug’ north east physios hear
With physical inactivity now recognised as a major health problem, the CSP North East regional network’s seminar Innovation in Exercise aimed to help members tackle the issue.
Suffolk physiotherapist wins European Stroke Research Foundation investigator award
Ehab Georgy has won the European Stroke Research Foundation investigator award for a research paper about the impact of patient characteristics on rehabilitation goals and functional outcomes.
Acquired Brain Injury Alliance launches campaign on rehab prescriptions for brain injury patients
The Acquired Brain Injury Alliance has launched a campaign for all patients leaving hospital after treatment for an acquired brain injury to have a copy of their rehab prescription, which must also be forwarded to their GP.
CSP endorses new BAME quality standards on accessible health and wellbeing services
The CSP has signed up to new quality standards to ensure that local health and wellbeing programmes are accessible to black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups.
NICE calls for physios to chair NICE guideline development committees
Members are encouraged to take up a call from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for people with experience of chairing committees to help develop new health and social care guidelines.
Neuro physio helps disabled man achieve world record on Everest
Neuro physio Andrea Shipley is on a high after helping her patient Max Stainton, who has cerebral palsy, to become the first person with his physical challenges to reach Everest base camp on horseback.
