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  • AHP conference 2016: AHP mandate for change due out in October

    Less reliance on GPs and acute care was just one of the ways in which allied health professionals (AHPs) would impact on healthcare, according to initial feedback about an AHP mandate for change.

    News — 29 June 2016 - 4:30pm
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  • AHP conference 2016: Physio ‘health coaching’ trainers say their programme empowers patients

    ‘Health coaching’ can improve the motivation of patients to take responsibility for their own health.

    News — 29 June 2016 - 4:00pm
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  • AHP conference 2016: New evidence-based practice resource goes online

    Evidence for Everyday Allied Health, a series of resources from the research organisation Cochrane UK, was launched on 23 June.

    News — 29 June 2016 - 3:33pm
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  • AHP conference 2016: Simon Stevens urges AHPs to ensure £450m to improve workplace health is used

    The head of NHS England has urged allied health profession (AHP) leaders to ‘bang on the doors of finance directors’ and tell them to take up the £450 million on offer to improve the health of NHS staff.

    News — 29 June 2016 - 3:15pm
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  • Royal College of GPs prioritises physical activity and lifestyle issues

    The CSP has welcomed a programme to support primary care professionals with evidence-based information to prevent and manage lifestyle-related diseases. 

    News — 29 June 2016 - 12:33pm
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  • Physio staff ‘crucial’ in keeping Welsh NHS on its feet, says health secretary Vaughan Gething

    Welsh cabinet secretary for health Vaughan Gething has thanked physiotherapy staff for their hard work in helping and supporting people with long-term and multiple chronic conditions.

    News — 28 June 2016 - 5:37pm
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  • Make workplaces more trans-friendly, urges CSP

    The CSP is calling for ‘simple changes’ to make health and social care environments more inclusive for transgender staff and patients.

    News — 27 June 2016 - 3:40pm
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  • Falls prevention team wins HSJ award

    A physiotherapy-led falls prevention team in South London has won an award for a project that helps older people to stay fit and remain in their own homes.

    News — 27 June 2016 - 11:49am
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  • Focus on the NHS and workers' rights must not be lost, CSP says

    The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy's chair of council and chief executive have issued a joint statement in response to the EU referendum result.

    Press release — 24 June 2016 - 1:54pm
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  • CSP welcomes opportunity for physios to influence digital strategies

    The door of NHS’s England’s National Information Board (NIB) is open for physios and other allied health professionals to contribute to digital developments, Frontline has been told.

    News — 23 June 2016 - 11:32am
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