Physio staff encouraged to take part in healthier weight competency framework feedback
Health Education England have commissioned a healthier weight competency framework which aims to describe the competencies that health and care staff need in order to fulfil their role to promote a healthier weight.
Physio students in England set to benefit from new funding
The CSP has welcomed the Department of Health and Social Care in England’s announcement today of new funding for allied health, nursing and midwifery students.
In a first for the profession, a physiotherapist has been appointed to the pulmonary infection specialist advisory group of the British Thoracic Society (BTS).
Doctors in the UK can now prescribe two cannabis-based medicinal products, which can benefit people with medical conditions such as epilepsy and spasticity.
Physiotherapy can help tackle long-term sickness absence, says NICE
Organisations should be making the health and wellbeing of their staff a core priority, and using interventions like physiotherapy to help people return to work.
CSP networks raise the profile of equality and diversity
Members of the CSP diversity networks gathered this week to plan activity for next year aimed at developing closer working with students, and among other members and workplace reps.
