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The views of the whole health and social care workforce must be considered when planning for the future, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in Northern Ireland has said ahead of the political health summit due to take place in Belfast on 17 February.

The estimated £1bn revenue from a sugar tax should be ring-fenced for public health if introduced to reverse the damage being done by cuts, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy says today.

Physiotherapy students in the west of England are leading exercise classes for staff at their university, and conducting research into the benefits.

The decision by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to press ahead with imposing a controversial new contract on junior doctors in England has been criticised by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

NHS trusts need to make better use of physiotherapists and other allied health professionals (AHPs).

Physiotherapy students have an opportunity to apply for internships with research projects focused on rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

Many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not being referred for rehabilitation, researchers have concluded.

The time is ‘absolutely right’ for allied health professionals (AHPs) to get involved in public health, said Linda Hindle, lead allied health professional at Public Health England.

The CSP student executive committee wants its reps to start planning events, based on the CSP’s Workout at Work Day, to get people exercising at their universities.

The number of places on the only physiotherapy degree course in Wales will rise by 10 per cent this year, the Welsh government has announced.