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  • CSP members invited to join online workshop to discuss advanced practice across health and care

    The CSP is encouraging members to take part in an online workshop on multi-professional advanced and consultant practice.

     

    News — 8 November 2018 - 2:15pm
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  • NHS should reuse more medical equipment, says health minister

    NHS patients should be able to return equipment they no longer need, such as crutches, walking aids and wheelchairs, so they can be reused or donated to charity, the government has urged.

    News — 6 November 2018 - 5:21pm
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  • Report reveals impact of Brexit on health and social care workforce

    A new report has prompted fresh warnings about the workforce pressures Brexit will place on a range of professions, including physiotherapy.

    News — 6 November 2018 - 9:22am
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  • Government launch prevention strategy to encourage healthier lifestyles

    The CSP has welcomed the announcement that the government will publish a prevention Green Paper as part of its long-term vision for the NHS.

    News — 5 November 2018 - 12:42pm
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  • Psychosocial interventions can reduce anxiety for people with coronary heart disease

    Physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals, should consider psychosocial factors when they assess and treat people with cardiac arrhythmias.

    News — 5 November 2018 - 11:00am
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  • Law change sees gabapentin and pregablin classed as controlled drugs

    An important law change affecting 750 physiotherapist independent prescribers will see gabapentin and pregablin reclassified as Class C controlled drugs.

    News — 2 November 2018 - 3:04pm
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  • CSP welcomes crackdown on violence against NHS staff

    Secretary of State Matt Hancock has today announced a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to violence against healthcare staff.

    News — 31 October 2018 - 12:22pm
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  • Budget fails to properly tackle health and social care crisis

    The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has expressed disappointment at the Budget unveiled by the chancellor, Philip Hammond.

    News — 29 October 2018 - 4:33pm
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  • Physio’s comedy night packs in the punters to support new cerebral palsy charity fundraiser

    Neuro physiotherapist Miriam Creeger and her charity partner Emma Livingstone raised over £7,500 by holding a comedy night recently to support the launch of their cerebral palsy (CP) charity Adult CP Hub, the first of its kind in the UK.

    News — 29 October 2018 - 10:23am
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  • Award for Cwm Taf therapists who share skills to help people out of A&E

    A project in which health and care professionals share their skills to help older people get home safely from A&E has won an NHS Wales award.

    News — 26 October 2018 - 4:41pm
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