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Health minister Steve Brine saw rehabilitation in action during a visit to a specialist private neuro practice in his Winchester constituency.

GPs in Scotland have approved a new contract that will see more physiotherapists acting as the first point of contact for patients in GP settings.

A national audit of cardiac rehabilitation shows that about 68,000 people who had heart attacks missed out on cardiac rehabilitation in 2015/16, nearly half (49 per cent) of those who were eligible. 

A physiotherapist from Birmingham has set up a climbing club for people with disabilities.

Many people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) remain undiagnosed and are only identified when the condition leads to a hospital admission.

People with rheumatoid arthritis should have access to specialist physiotherapy to help manage their condition and improve their fitness, flexibility and strength.

Sally Priest, advanced physiotherapy practitioner, is blazing a trail at Betsi Cadwaladr health board by completing her training to provide patients with ultrasound-guided steroid injections.

A neuro physiotherapist received the Research and Innovation of the Year award at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust's annual awards ceremony.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can analyse data collected on wearable technology and help NHS clinicians support changes in patients’ behaviour, research suggests.