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W@W! is another resounding success thanks to CSP members
Nearly 400 CSP members took part in this year’s WorkOut@Work event, organised by the society, making it the most successful in the six years since it began.
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Physios are vital to ‘first contact care’, says National Association of Primary Care chief
Physiotherapy is ‘absolutely vital’ as part of ‘first contact care’, according to Dr James Kingsland, president of the National Association of Primary Care.
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TUC congress: CSP speaks out on post Brexit workers’ rights and the link between poverty and obesity
CSP delegates spoke out against austerity cuts and threats to work rights at the TUC conference in Brighton on 13 September.
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TUC congress: Raise awareness about invisible impairments, says CSP
Employers need a better understanding of how ‘hidden conditions’ such as dyslexia, arthritis and mental illness can affect staff.
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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.