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  • Prehab improves cancer outcomes, and physio is key to service delivery

    Providing people with cancer with a personalised prehabilitation programme improves outcomes, raises their quality of life and reduces the risk of the disease progressing.

    News — 24 July 2019 - 8:08am
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    Prehab physios guide patients with cancer through a physical activity at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust, in Guildford
  • Research physio named AHP of the Year as physios triumph at awards

    A physiotherapist was crowned AHP of the Year at last night’s Chief Allied Health Professions (AHP) Officer Awards, while other physiotherapy staff received prestigious awards too.

    News — 18 July 2019 - 4:53pm
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    Rob Goodwin AHP of the year 2019
  • Regulatory reform consultation gets thumbs up from the CSP

    CSP has welcomed the government’s response to a consultation on reforming regulation for physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals.

    News — 18 July 2019 - 12:47pm
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    Sally Gosling
  • New social prescribing framework for physiotherapy staff is applauded by CSP

    The CSP has welcomed the publication today of a social prescribing framework for allied health professionals (AHPs).

    News — 12 July 2019 - 1:27pm
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    Exercise class for older people
  • Victory at prestigious parliamentary awards for physiotherapy teams

    North Bristol NHS’ Trust’s wellbeing programme has won the wellbeing at work category in the national NHS parliamentary awards.

    News — 11 July 2019 - 4:06pm
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    NHS parliamentary awards 2019
  • CSP members show their solidarity at London Pride

    CSP members, staff, family and friends were among an estimated 1.5 million people who took part in the London Pride parade on 6 July.

    News — 10 July 2019 - 5:22pm
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    CSP members at London Pride 2019
  • CSP launches new toolkit and network to help members influence

    CSP members can now access a free ‘influencing toolkit’ and a dedicated network to help them highlight their services and raise the profile of physiotherapy.

    News — 10 July 2019 - 4:33pm
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    Influencing toolkit 8 diagram
  • International award for physio’s research identifying targets for reducing premature death in older people with osteoarthritis

    Ross Wilkie, a physiotherapist working at Keele University, has won the European League Against Rheumatism health professionals in rheumatology award.

    News — 9 July 2019 - 4:00pm
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    Ross Wilkie
  • Revamped tool allows physios to issue independent advice about staff returning to work

    Physiotherapists can now use an updated tool to advise employers about a person’s fitness for work – without having to refer them to a GP.

    News — 5 July 2019 - 1:52pm
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    AHP health and work report
  • Details announced of how to put the NHS long term plan for England into effect

    A framework for the implementation of NHS Long Term Plan has been published by NHS England and NHS Improvement.

    News — 3 July 2019 - 4:43pm
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    Physiotherapists working as part of a ward-based nursing establishment