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  • Poll makes a difference to patient satisfaction at Belfast physio service

    Physio staff and patients in Belfast have been recognised for their work in improving physiotherapy services, by gathering people’s experiences and feedback.

    News — 25 July 2016 - 3:08pm
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  • Physios come out top on Patient Opinion

    A new way for health professionals to access feedback posted on the Patient Opinion website has revealed exceptionally positive results for physiotherapy.

    News — 22 July 2016 - 3:37pm
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  • Physios are part of models for good hospital discharges

    Models of integrated care which enable older people to be discharged from hospital without delay must be identified as a matter of urgency, MPs say.

    News — 22 July 2016 - 1:00am
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  • London physio’s shisha research wins public health award

    Physio Hannah Harniess won a Council for Allied Health Professions Research award for her abstract on shisha smoking among adolescents.

    News — 21 July 2016 - 4:13pm
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  • CSP comments on higher education student finance

    The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has responded to government plans for changing healthcare education funding published on Thursday 21st July. 

    Press release — 21 July 2016 - 1:00am
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  • Six physios will provide official support to Team GB in Rio Games

    The British athletes competing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will be supported by a bigger medical team than in the 2008 Beijing Games, according to Team GB’s chief physio Phil Glasgow.

    News — 20 July 2016 - 3:51pm
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  • Dyslexia study day highlights need for reasonable adjustments

    CSP members from across the profession shared their experiences of dyslexia at a study day, organised by the society’s disabled members’ network.

    News — 20 July 2016 - 3:45pm
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  • Almost two thirds of patients with muscular dystrophy can’t get specialist physio finds hard-hitting report

    Patients are missing out on life-improving treatment, and even dying early, because of a lack of access to specialist physiotherapy, a report from charity Muscular Dystrophy UK has claimed.

    News — 19 July 2016 - 9:38am
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  • Physio keeps 75-year-old running for 75 marathons in 75 days

    A physio from Yorkshire is facing one of her toughest challenges, to keep a 75-year-old on the road while he runs 75 marathons in 75 consecutive days.

    News — 18 July 2016 - 10:24am
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  • Physio involvement is vital to the NHS’s digital journey

    Involving clinicians and patients is vital to developing IT to support better health services.

    News — 15 July 2016 - 3:11pm
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