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Care home residents must have regular falls assessments, says a report from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Investing in staff health and wellbeing is essential to delivering high quality patient care, says the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

People with heart failure should receive an exercise-based rehab programme to do at home, hospital or a community venue, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Health professionals have a duty to speak out against air pollution which has been linked to cancer, asthma, stroke and heart disease, diabetes, obesity and dementia, says a landmark report.

Physical therapists should make a ‘considerable effort’ to support the inclusion of people with disabilities in their professions.

Department of Health priorities set out in a new report can only be achieved through innovation and investment, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has warned.

Sports massage therapists are wanted to treat prospective athletes aiming for the Olympic and Paralympic games in Brazil in August.

Progressive resistance training should start as soon as possible after surgery for head and neck cancers, says new guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Karen Middleton is hoping to increase diversity among people who get CBEs, OBEs and knighthoods.

NHS trusts in England should be providing specialist rehabilitation services for patients who experience injuries from major trauma.