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CSP advises on job descriptions for first contact physiotherapists
The CSP has drawn up a sample job description for physios working in general practice with guidance how to evaluate these roles against the NHS Job Evaluation system.
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Private physios prepare to collect outcomes data
A wide range of businesses involved in private physiotherapy are collaborating to develop ways to demonstrate the quality of private musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy services.
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NHS Lothian physios promote pulmonary rehab
Physiotherapy staff in West Lothian joined forces with their patients to promote the benefits of rehabilitation for a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease awareness day.
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Stroke statistics make case for rehab ‘ever more urgent’, says CSP
The average age of people in England who have a stroke for the first time has fallen over the past decade, new figures show.
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NHS expert adviser gives approval for physios to issue fit notes
Carol Black, principal of the Newnham College, Cambridge and NHS adviser on work and disability, told Frontline that she backed the government’s strategy to enable physiotherapists to provide fit notes.
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PPA study day: Chronic pain may be a by-product of human evolution, says clinical psychologist
More research is needed to explain why humans, unlike wild animals, experience chronic pain and display their pain more than other primates do.
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PPA study day: Beliefs and expectations can influence the effect of exercise on pain
Exercise can help people with persistent pain, but their expectations and beliefs can affect the outcome, physiotherapy clinician Ben Cormack told the Physiotherapy Pain Association study day on 26 January.
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PPA study day: Physio professor outlines new model of pain
Physiotherapists need a new model of pain that takes account of a ‘predictive’ sensory and cognitive interaction, and the influence of people’s emotions and expectations.
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Health minister gets the rehab matters message
Health minister Steve Brine saw rehabilitation in action during a visit to a specialist private neuro practice in his Winchester constituency.
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Scottish GPs accept new contract that paves way for more physios in primary care
GPs in Scotland have approved a new contract that will see more physiotherapists acting as the first point of contact for patients in GP settings.