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AHP conference 2016: Simon Stevens urges AHPs to ensure £450m to improve workplace health is used
The head of NHS England has urged allied health profession (AHP) leaders to ‘bang on the doors of finance directors’ and tell them to take up the £450 million on offer to improve the health of NHS staff.
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Royal College of GPs prioritises physical activity and lifestyle issues
The CSP has welcomed a programme to support primary care professionals with evidence-based information to prevent and manage lifestyle-related diseases.
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Physio staff ‘crucial’ in keeping Welsh NHS on its feet, says health secretary Vaughan Gething
Welsh cabinet secretary for health Vaughan Gething has thanked physiotherapy staff for their hard work in helping and supporting people with long-term and multiple chronic conditions.
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Make workplaces more trans-friendly, urges CSP
The CSP is calling for ‘simple changes’ to make health and social care environments more inclusive for transgender staff and patients.
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Falls prevention team wins HSJ award
A physiotherapy-led falls prevention team in South London has won an award for a project that helps older people to stay fit and remain in their own homes.
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Focus on the NHS and workers' rights must not be lost, CSP says
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy's chair of council and chief executive have issued a joint statement in response to the EU referendum result.
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CSP welcomes opportunity for physios to influence digital strategies
The door of NHS’s England’s National Information Board (NIB) is open for physios and other allied health professionals to contribute to digital developments, Frontline has been told.
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Gloucester physio wins leadership award
A physiotherapist from Gloucester has won an award for her inspiring leadership and support.
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Let physios provide fit notes and reduce strain on GPs, says CSP
The CSP is highlighting how physiotherapists can reduce unnecessary GP appointments, following calls by doctors to allow employees to self-certify sickness for up to two weeks.
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Spinal stenosis research protocol wins King’s Health Partners prize
A physiotherapist has won a £750 prize for her plans to test the potential benefits of post-surgery rehab for patients with spinal stenosis.