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CSP welcomes assurances for European physios post-Brexit
The CSP responds to the latest developments in the Brexit negotiations.
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Jeremy Hunt letter kickstarts NHS pay process in England
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has written to the NHS pay review body to signal the start of talks with unions in England, including the CSP.
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CSP neuro network makes successful challenge to NICE stroke guidelines
Neuro physiotherapists will now have direct influence on the revision of guidelines for stroke patients after a successful challenge by the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology (ACPIN).
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Research reveals that asthmatic children are being failed by patchy access to specialist physio
Gaining access to specialist physiotherapy is a post-code lottery for children with ‘difficult’ asthma, according to new research presented at the British Thoracic Society’s (BTS) winter meeting.
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National Institute for Health Research calls for more research into frailty care
New research indicates little difference in the cost or functional outcomes between older people’s rehab schemes in hospitals, care homes or a person’s own home.
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Physios help develop new NICE guideline on cystic fibrosis
Physiotherapists have contributed to the development of the latest guideline on the diagnosis and management of cystic fibrosis.
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South Eastern HSC Trust sets the pace on first contact physiotherapy
South Eastern HSC Trust is believed to be the first in Northern Ireland to introduce a first contact physiotherapy service.
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Linked routine data can replace randomised control trials, think tank hears
Expensive randomised control trials involving physiotherapy could be replaced by using the data routinely collected during healthcare interventions and linking them together, according to the leader of one of the world’s largest research studies.
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Government announces physiotherapists to issue fit notes
Physiotherapists will be able to sign fit notes, the government has announced as it unveiled new plans to help more people back into work.
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Hunt comments on NHS pay are ‘unhelpful’, says CSP
The CSP has joined health unions in expressing concern over comments by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, about ongoing pay negotiations.