CSP urges MPs to recommend increasing physio student places
An influential group of MPs should tell the government to increase the number of places on physiotherapy degree courses in England, according to the CSP.
Commissioners lift threat to physio services in Mid Essex
NHS commissioners in Mid Essex could put on hold proposals to stop or severely restrict access to physiotherapy while they look at alternative cost-saving measures.
Physio fights for quality standard on exercise for MS
A physiotherapist ensured that guidance about physical activity was included in new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality standards for multiple sclerosis (MS).
NICE standard on obesity highlights multidisciplinary weight management programmes
A new quality standard on preventing and tackling obesity in adults focuses on integrated weight management programmes, which could be delivered by physiotherapists.
New TB guideline highlights need for education but overlooks role of physios
Physiotherapy is virtually ignored in the latest guidelines on managing tuberculosis (TB) in England, said Helen Ricketts, principal respiratory physiotherapist at St George’s Hospital, London.
