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Physios camp out after snow hits the UK
CSP chief executive Karen Middleton has praised physiotherapy staff all over the country who have continued working despite the extreme weather conditions.
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Big data is key to the future of the NHS, conference hears
Data from patients’ smartwatches and activity monitors will be shared and analysed as part of an NHS focus on prevention and wellbeing, a conference on ‘big data’ in healthcare heard.
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CSP puts patient opinion at the centre of new research priorities
The CSP has set out its top 10 research priorities for the next five years with an unprecedented focus on patient feedback.
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Physiotherapy students as change agents
Dr Melrose Stewart on reasons to join the CSP on the March in London on Saturday 12 May.
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‘Falls prevention fuel tank’ video launched for Wales falls prevention awareness week
An animated video – Falls prevention fuel tank: when did you last check yours? – has been launched as part of falls prevention awareness week in Wales from 26 February to 4 March.
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Neuro physios revamp gym to inspire better rehab
Neuro physios at John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford are hoping that ‘de-clinicalising’ their gym will bolster patient rehab.
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Workers in the UK put in more than £31 billion worth of unpaid overtime a year
UK workers gave their employers £31.2 billion of free labour last year by doing unpaid overtime, according to new analysis of official statistics by the TUC.
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Show solidarity with UCU strikes over pensions, says CSP
The CSP is calling on its members to show solidarity with University and College Union (UCU) members at 64 institutions who have started a wave of strikes over changes to their pensions.
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Physios win Parkinson’s excellence award
Two physiotherapists have received praise for their role in a Leeds-wide project to improve inpatient care for people with Parkinson’s.
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New network will help members develop first contact physio roles in general practice
A UK-wide primary care transformation network has been set up for CSP members interested in introducing first contact physiotherapy roles in general practice.