Delegates stand together for better rehab and healthy workplaces at the Scottish Trade Union Congress
Rehabilitation services in Scotland received a boost at the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) in Dundee this week, where the CSP Scotland motion calling for rehabilitation services to receive the same priority as other parts of healthcare was carried.
Physiotherapy training places in Northern Ireland to be cut by almost 10%
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in Northern Ireland has expressed its deep concern at the decision by the Department of Health Social Services and Public Safety to cut the number of physiotherapy training places at Ulster University by almost 10% in 2016/17.
Physio to Masters Golf champion Danny Willett says good control is vital to stave off back injury
Paul Farquharson, physio to professional golfer Danny Willett, said physiotherapy made a ‘huge’ difference to the player’s victory at the US Masters tournament in Augusta earlier this month, where he became the first European winner since 1999.
Health committee wants self-referral to physiotherapy to be accelerated across England’s NHS
An influential committee of MPs has set out a vision of primary care in England in which physiotherapists work alongside GPs and other health professionals as part of multidisciplinary teams.
Virtual fracture clinic takes top healthcare award
Physio Lucy Cassidy took the main prize at this year’s Advancing Healthcare awards, for leading the development of a virtual fracture clinic at Brighton and Sussex University Trust.
Help stroke patients get back to work as part of rehab, says NICE
Clinicians working with stroke patients should identify issues that prevent them returning to work, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
