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  • Dyslexia study day highlights need for reasonable adjustments

    CSP members from across the profession shared their experiences of dyslexia at a study day, organised by the society’s disabled members’ network.

    News — 20 July 2016 - 3:45pm
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  • Almost two thirds of patients with muscular dystrophy can’t get specialist physio finds hard-hitting report

    Patients are missing out on life-improving treatment, and even dying early, because of a lack of access to specialist physiotherapy, a report from charity Muscular Dystrophy UK has claimed.

    News — 19 July 2016 - 9:38am
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  • Physio keeps 75-year-old running for 75 marathons in 75 days

    A physio from Yorkshire is facing one of her toughest challenges, to keep a 75-year-old on the road while he runs 75 marathons in 75 consecutive days.

    News — 18 July 2016 - 10:24am
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  • Physio involvement is vital to the NHS’s digital journey

    Involving clinicians and patients is vital to developing IT to support better health services.

    News — 15 July 2016 - 3:11pm
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  • Guide will help physios tackle malnutrition in COPD patients

    Physiotherapists can now access a practical, evidence-based guide to managing malnutrition in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

    News — 15 July 2016 - 10:20am
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  • Therapy team wins award for welcoming physio’s guide dog

    A therapy team in Southampton has won a Hospital Heroes runner-up award for successfully integrating a physiotherapist’s guide dog into its services.

    News — 13 July 2016 - 3:33pm
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  • Glasgow Caledonian academics teach children about the science of physiotherapy

    A ‘meet the experts’ event at Glasgow Science Centre introduced children as young as six to how physiotherapists use science and evidence.

    News — 12 July 2016 - 1:55pm
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  • Digital rehab triples physio capacity in NHS Lanarkshire

    A remote digital rehabilitation service has cut travel time for community physiotherapists in Lanarkshire and enabled them to spend more time assessing people.

    News — 12 July 2016 - 12:10pm
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  • IFOMPT conference: Physios need to develop strategies for getting patients active

    Physiotherapists are being urged to promote physical activity to their patients in an attempt to improve the health of individuals and of populations.

    News — 8 July 2016 - 3:00pm
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  • IFOMPT conference: Study finds that patients of physio independent prescribers have greater satisfaction levels

    Independent prescribing has broadened the horizons of physiotherapists in the UK and has benefited patients.

    News — 8 July 2016 - 1:02pm
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