Also in this issue

• Features

  Take a breather: respiratory physiotherapy and rehabilitation

  Rehabilitation can get patients with lung disease back in action and enjoying life. Janet Wright looks at the options.

  

• In person

  In person: getting the number of physiotherapy students right

  Getting the physio student numbers right is vital if healthcare provision is to match the future needs of patients in the UK says CSP chief executi

  

• Physio findings

  Physio findings: Mass of evidence backs COPD rehabilitation

  In our regular round-up of research related articles Janet Wright looks at the evidence which backs COPD rehabilitation and why gaming fun is

  

• 3 minutes

  3 minutes with Helen Jefford

  The specialist physiotherapist celebrated several career highs after winning a CSP award in 2014 for her work with prisoners with COPD.

  

• Comment

  Comment: Learning to fall

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  Lynn Eaton on the importance of learning from mistakes.

• Comment

  Your comments: 17 February 2016

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  Here are your comments on topics covered in the last two weeks. We look forward to hearing from you.

• Advice line

  Advice line: beware the unconscious bias

  Beware of the impact of unconscious bias, warns Jess Belmonte.

• Viewpoint

  Sugar tax: preventing obesity and diabetes

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  Jenny Rosborough from Action on Sugar argues that the government must take radical action to cut our intake of sugars.

  

• 3 minutes

  Setting the standard: HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics

  Elaine Buckley explains why the HCPC’s revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics matter to healthcare professionals and patients alike.