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Key survey finds NHS surviving on goodwill
The CSP is urging action to support and properly reward NHS staff after a survey highlighted understaffing, long hours and stubbornly high stress levels.
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Flexible working should be an easier option, say CSP delegates
Flexible working for physios was high on the agenda at this year's TUC Women's Conference.
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Physio student crowdfunds to raise £11,000 for tuition fees
A physiotherapy student has set up a crowdfunding appeal to raise money to cover his tuition fees, after failing to secure NHS funding.
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40% of clinical commissioning groups trial physio services
Forty per cent of the clinical commissioning groups in England have piloted the use of general practice physiotherapists, the CSP said in evidence to the Public Accounts Committee’s investigation into access to general practice.
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NHS and social care funding 'belated, partial but welcome', says CSP
Budget measures revealed today finally acknowledge the pressure the NHS and social care are under, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has said.
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ARC 2017: Call for CSP to conduct more health promotion in GP surgeries given thumbs-down
Delegates rejected a suggestion that the CSP should extol the benefits of physical activity by placing advertisements in GP surgeries.
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ARC 2017: Physios should take steps to influence others, says CSP chief executive
Physiotherapists must strive to be influential at a country, regional and local level, chief executive Karen Middleton told the society’s annual representative conference.
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ARC 2017: Physios call for campaign to urge government to renew support for child refugees
By collaborating with other unions the CSP could help to convince the UK government to reinstate a scheme to relocate and support refugee children.
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ARC 2017: Help homeless people get better access to physiotherapy, urge national stewards
Homelessness is on the rise in the UK and many of the people affected have physical health problems, which physiotherapists could help to manage.
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ARC 2017: Physios call for CSP to back ‘correct language’ campaign for people affected by dementia
People with dementia should not be called ‘dementia sufferers’ or ‘victims of dementia’, as this type of language is detrimental to those with the condition.