NHS in Wales promised £1m a year to transform pelvic health treatment
Wales’ health secretary Vaughan Gething has allocated £1 million a year to create new pelvic health care pathways so that women will receive physiotherapy or other conservative treatments before surgery is considered.
People with dementia have high risk of falling, NIHR-backed study reveals
A physio-led study has revealed alarming rates of falls and fractures requiring hospitalisation in people with dementia and the need for more proactive falls prevention for high risk groups.
NICE endorses physio’s resource on spondyloarthritis
A physiotherapist has adapted a poster about spondyloarthritis into an officially recognised resource which has been endorsed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
First contact practitioner funding announced in Northern Ireland
A significant investment in first contact practitioner roles in Northern Ireland is a ‘huge boost’ for patients and the NHS as a whole, says the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
Physio aims to improve access to clinical knowledge summaries as new NICE fellow
A physiotherapist with a special interest in persistent shoulder pain has received a fellowship from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Scottish primary care workforce plan advances first contact physiotherapists
Physiotherapists in new roles as first contact practitioners in primary care are strongly featured in Scottish government workforce plans, published on 1 May.
Harrogate frailty physio is to join Yorkshire and Humber leaders programme
Physiotherapist Laura Proctor will take a year’s break from her post at Harrogate district hospital this summer to join Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Academy’s future leaders programme.
Awards go to physiotherapists for advancing healthcare
Physiotherapists’ work with tracheostomy patients, disability sport and new areas for the profession were recognised at national awards sponsored by NHS organisations, leading charities and government.
