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  • CSP tells Royal College event that a multi-professional approach means better care

    CSP is calling for health services to harness the expertise of all multidisciplinary team members – to improve patient outcomes and increase cost effectiveness. 

    News — 3 October 2016 - 3:40pm
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  • North Wales MSK physio service extended to 40 GP surgeries

    A scheme to deliver musculoskeletal physiotherapy in GP practices has been extended to about 40 surgeries across north Wales, following a successful pilot in Gwynedd.

    News — 30 September 2016 - 3:31pm
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  • Breathing programmes delivered by physios can help reduce asthma symptoms, says national guideline

    Physiotherapy-led breathing exercise programmes can be used alongside drug treatments to improve the quality of life for adults with asthma.

    News — 30 September 2016 - 10:15am
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  • Belfast physios use prehab to improve quality of life for men with prostate cancer

    Northern Ireland physiotherapists believe they are breaking new ground by providing continence prehabilitation for men with prostate cancer, in addition to post-surgery care and follow-up physiotherapy

    News — 29 September 2016 - 10:17am
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  • ‘Iron curtain’ between health and care results in discharge failures, says CSP chief

    MPs blame the split between health and social care for poor hospital discharge, labelling it ‘political maladministration’.

    News — 28 September 2016 - 3:45pm
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  • CSP welcomes NHS England’s commitment to expand physio in GP practices

    NHS England will set out plans to expand the number of physiotherapists working in general practice over the next three years.

    News — 27 September 2016 - 9:41am
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  • Are you coming to the ER-WCPT congress in Liverpool?

    News — 26 September 2016 - 2:59pm
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  • Physios take 192 sick and disabled children on dream holiday to Orlando

    Physiotherapists are helping almost 200 children with serious illnesses and disabilities to have a dream holiday in Orlando, Florida, this October.

    News — 23 September 2016 - 10:33am
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  • Ongoing training for physios hit by 45% funding cut

    Funds to train and educate allied health professionals in England have been cut by 45 per cent this academic year, says a report by leading academics.

    News — 23 September 2016 - 10:25am
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  • NICE multimorbidity guidance emphasises patient-centred care

    Patient-centred care is key to the latest National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on multimorbidity.

    News — 22 September 2016 - 3:33pm
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