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King’s Fund finds physios are easing mounting pressure on GPs
A report about the scale of increase in GP workload says practices are successfully using physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals to manage less serious illness.
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Yorkshire physios launch sports day for disabled children
Physiotherapists in south Yorkshire held a ‘taster day’ to give disabled children a chance to try out a range of inclusive sports.
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Tackle obesity, CSP urges government
A sharp rise in obesity means the government must make improving public health an urgent priority, according to the CSP.
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Prime minister backs physio in primary care
David Cameron’s backing of physiotherapists in GP surgeries at prime minister’s questions this week last week is further evidence of the cut-through the CSP is having on the issue, according to the CSP’s head of policy.
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Marathon effort from physiotherapy keeps key sporting event on the road
One thousand runners pounding the streets of London received physiotherapy treatment for muscle cramp, muscle and tendon strain and joint pain.
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‘Major concessions’ earned by unions will protect workers, CSP says
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has welcomed further concessions by the government on its controversial Trade Union Bill.
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Diploma opportunity opens for Betsi Cadwaladr support workers
Nearly 30 physiotherapy support staff from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board attended an event on 21 April to hear about opportunities to study for a diploma.
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GPs support physios as a first point of contact in surgeries
The CSP’s proposals for physiotherapists to work in GP practices as a first point of contact for patients were strongly supported by delegates at a British Medical Association (BMA) conference in London.
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Tweet your MP and defend your rights at work
Tweet your MP – now. That’s the CSP’s message ahead of MPs taking their final vote on the trade union bill on 27 April.
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CSP warns that 10% cut to physio student places in NI is the ‘wrong decision at the wrong time’
Northern Ireland’s health department is to make a cut of nearly 10 per cent to the number of places it commissions for physiotherapy students.