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Physios help East Coast Community Healthcare win ‘health coaching’ award
CSP members Kieran Morling and David Sweeting helped East Coast Community Healthcare win an award for introducing health coaching techniques into consultations.
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Exeter physiotherapist Rosalind West embarks on transatlantic rowing challenge
Rosalind West, a physio for NHS Exeter, has this morning embarked on a challenge to row across the Atlantic as part of a four-woman team called Row for the Ocean.
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NICE puts physios centre stage in COPD management
Specialist physiotherapists have welcomed the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) updated guidelines on the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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CSP in Berlin to raise its international profile
In a first for the CSP, trade union training officer Helen Russell represented the society at a prestigious meeting of UK and German trade unions in Berlin.
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Study finds Nordic walking could help inflammatory rheumatic diseases
Tailored Nordic walking with physiotherapy support could be a promising intervention for people with inflammatory rheumatic diseases, according to the initial findings of a recent research study.
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NICE makes clear what ‘good’ looks like for digital health devices
Innovators looking to exploit technologies in physiotherapy may benefit from a new guide demonstrating the effectiveness of apps and other digital innovations.
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British Thoracic Society speakers call for more targeted and integrated approaches to identify lung disease
A more ‘radical approach’ to scaling up integrated care, and lung MOTs for targeted early diagnosis, were among the calls made by speakers at the British Thoracic Society’s (BTS) annual winter conference, held in London on 5-7 December.
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Physios are top winners at ankylosing spondylitis patient choice awards
Physiotherapists led the line-up of winners at the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients’ Choice Award, held at the Houses of Parliament on 3 December.
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New resource gives guidance on exercise for people with osteoporosis
Physiotherapists can access an expert, CSP-endorsed guide that aims to help healthcare professionals give safe, effective exercise advice to people with osteoporosis.
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Family run Bangor practice wins business award
A family of physios, and their colleagues, have received a local business award for their private practice in Bangor in Co Down, Northern Ireland.