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TUC congress: Safeguard the NHS by increasing investment and pay for staff, says CSP
The CSP has called for increased investment in the NHS and highlighted the need for real-terms pay increases and quality employment for staff.
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Physios should warn of ‘re-do’ risk for younger hip replacement patients
Physios have a role to play in warning younger patients that they should consider waiting to receive hip replacement surgery, a former senior physiotherapist has said.
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New IT roles for physios could be opened by proposals for a fully digitised NHS
Physiotherapists could train as digital leaders under recommendations in a landmark report on harnessing IT to improve NHS care in England.
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CSP launches new tools to bust back pain myths
The CSP is promoting a major educational campaign that sets out to bust popular myths and misapprehensions about back pain.
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Northern Ireland invests £462,000 in better workplace health
Northern Ireland’s workforce will have access to lunchtime exercises, weight loss programmes and cycle to work schemes as part of a £462,000 health initiative.
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NICE issues new guidance on extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal
Physios must inform their trust’s clinical governance leads if they want to use extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) to treat patients with respiratory failure.
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British Elbow and Shoulder Society awards fellowship to physio
Physio Val Jones will be travelling to South Africa as part of a fellowship awarded by the British Elbow and Shoulder Society.
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Physio’s YouTube video shows the benefits of a service for complex regional pain syndrome
A physiotherapist from Bath has helped to produce a YouTube video about a specialist service for people with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
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Embarrassment stops women seeking help for postnatal incontinence
Almost four in 10 women who experience urinary incontinence after childbirth are self-conscious about discussing the problem with a healthcare professional, research by the National Childbirth Trust shows.
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Award-winning video helps post-op hand exercises
A team of physios and occupational therapists are making rehabilitation after complex hand surgery easier with an award-winning exercise video.