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Keep visiting our website for up-to-date guidance about PPE
Following much discussion with Public Health England about the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in different environments, we can now advise that the use of eye protection in the medium risk pathway can be risk assessed.
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CSP Scotland urges health boards to remobilise physiotherapy
CSP Scotland writes to Scottish regional health boards
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CSP welcomes physio students onto new project-based placements
Four physiotherapy students have started a month-long placement at the CSP, as the society urges other organisations to offer similar opportunities.
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Covid insurance test case yields positive result
A test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which has ruled that some insurers should have paid out against business interruption policies during the lockdown, could provide encouraging news for private physio practices.
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TUC congress: Physiotherapy profession calls for immediate action to tackle racism
Britain has a deep rooted problem with racism and most black people have a story relating to discrimination, physiotherapist Natalie Opoku told the Trade Union Congress today.
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TUC congress: Give NHS staff a fair and decent pay rise now – to ensure future capacity, says CSP
In the wake of Covid-19, the CSP has called for NHS staff to receive a meaningful and immediate pay rise that will help safeguard the future of the workforce.
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Answering your questions on the roll out of the hospital discharge model
A guide for CSP members on implementing the discharge to assess service (D2A) has been published.
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CSP supports online memorial for healthcare staff who have died during the pandemic
The CSP is encouraging members to join a virtual ceremony to remember all of the healthcare workers who have tragically died due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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World Physical Therapy Day: championing physiotherapy via the media
Since the emergence of Covid-19 in the UK, media interest in physiotherapy has sharply increased. This has enabled the CSP to raise the profile of the profession with the general public and stakeholders, and to publicise key strategic issues.
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Physiotherapy profession calls for Covid-19 testing for healthcare staff
The CSP has joined a call for regular asymptomatic Covid-19 testing for healthcare professionals.