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  • Study shows that educating patients before surgery does not save physio time

    Educating patients before they have shoulder surgery costs more than it saves in reduced physiotherapy time after surgery, a study has found.

    News — 13 May 2016 - 10:52am
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  • Physios to be charged for European Professional Card once legislation is in place

    Charges for the European Professional Card, which allows physios to practise in EU countries outside the UK, will be introduced once new legislation is in place, the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has confirmed.

    News — 12 May 2016 - 4:14pm
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  • Health charity makes funds available for innovation

    Pioneering physio teams could claim up to £75,000 to implement and measure their ideas, thanks to the latest round of grants from charity the Health Foundation.

    News — 12 May 2016 - 3:57pm
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  • Solihull physios share collaborative working award

    A team of physiotherapists, leisure centre staff and volunteers won an award for their collaborative work in a pulmonary rehab programme.

    News — 12 May 2016 - 2:24pm
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  • More integrated services could prevent discharge-related failures, says CSP

    Health and social care services must work together to ensure that vulnerable patients don’t leave hospital without sufficient support.

    News — 12 May 2016 - 12:15pm
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  • Government needs to ‘get a grip’ on NHS staff shortages, says damning MP report

    The CSP is strongly supporting a parliamentary committee’s call for an urgent review of NHS clinical staffing levels in England.

    News — 11 May 2016 - 4:01pm
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  • Sports charity and skills council collaborate on exercise register

    Two of the UK’s leading sports organisations are joining forces to maintain a register of qualified exercise professionals.

    News — 10 May 2016 - 2:21pm
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  • CSP survey shows members with dyslexia face barriers to work and study adjustments

    A CSP poll has revealed that many members with dyslexia experience problems gaining the reasonable adjustments they need at work or university.

    News — 6 May 2016 - 12:45pm
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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.

    News — 5 May 2016 - 5:00am
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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.

    News — 4 May 2016 - 1:54pm
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