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New models of frailty care need physios, King’s Fund hears
There is an important role for physiotherapists in redesigning and delivering new models of care for older people with frailty, speakers at a King’s Fund event acknowledged.
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ARC16: CSP should combat the rise of technology-related MSK problems in children, say delegates
Physiotherapists are warning that increasing numbers of young children are developing musculoskeletal (MSK) problems – known as ‘text neck’ or ‘computer hump’ – because they are using electronic devices in schools.
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ARC16: Attacks on union representatives' facilities time must be stopped, conference decides
The CSP’s Annual Representative Conference (ARC) could be the last if the government’s Trade Union Bill goes ahead.
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ARC16: Delegates back call for society to lead cycling safety campaign
The CSP should promote the safety benefits of wearing cycle helmets and campaign for safer cycling routes.
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ARC16: CSP chief outlines priorities for the physio profession
The greatest concern of UK physiotherapy staff is the sense of deterioration in services, the profession’s leader, Karen Middleton, said on the opening day of CSP's Annual Representative Conference (ARC).
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NHS England offers trusts £450m incentive to provide workplace physio for staff
NHS trusts in England may be able to ringfence income from services they provide to commissioners to pay for workplace physiotherapy and other physical and mental health services for staff.
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ARC16: Champion the profession and combat apathy, says CSP chair
CSP members should spread the word about physiotherapy and what it can achieve.
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Northern Ireland launches digital healthcare strategy
A Northern Ireland-wide strategy to cut paper processes and exploit digital technologies in the NHS has been welcomed by the CSP.
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Newcastle physio team achieve triple research success
Three members of a physiotherapy team have achieved academic success by receiving doctorates – and two of them have gained prestigious research awards.
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Gulf between physical and mental health care costs the NHS £11 billion, says King’s Fund
Physiotherapists and other health professionals can help to integrate mental and physical health services, according to a leading health thinktank.