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  • Telephone assessment physios in Cambridge promote self-management

    A telephone assessment service in Cambridgeshire is helping more than half of its physiotherapy patients to self-manage their conditions, according to recent audit results.

    News — 31 March 2017 - 5:33pm
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  • NHS England plans revamp of referral process to speed up access to physiotherapy

    People with back pain could get faster access to physiotherapy, following a planned review of NHS England’s referral management processes.

    News — 31 March 2017 - 3:46pm
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  • CSP ‘disappointed’ by one per cent NHS pay award

    The CSP voiced disappointment at the one per cent pay rise awarded to ‘overstretched’ NHS staff in England and Wales. 

    News — 29 March 2017 - 1:55pm
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  • Government claims its proposals will prevent blacklisting of NHS whistleblowers

    The Department of Health is seeking views about its plans to prevent discrimination against whistleblowers when they apply for NHS jobs.

    News — 28 March 2017 - 12:10pm
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    Government claims its proposals will prevent blacklisting of NHS whistleblowers
  • ACPIN conference: Carers key to successful constraint therapy

    Constraint induced movement therapy for brain-injured patients is enhanced by the close involvement of carers, and the use of home diaries to record progress.

    News — 27 March 2017 - 4:29pm
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    ACPIN conference: Carers key to successful constraint therapy
  • ACPIN conference: Physios should treat more neurological conditions

    Neurological physios should consider working with a wider range of conditions, according to the outgoing president of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology (ACPIN).

    News — 27 March 2017 - 3:33pm
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    ACPIN conference: Physios should treat more neurological conditions
  • One per cent pay increase for NHS staff in Scotland is 'very disappointing', says CSP

    The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has criticised the Scottish Government's pay award for NHS workers.

    Press release — 24 March 2017 - 7:05pm
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  • ACPIN conference: Physios told social life crucial for Parkinson's patients

    Physiotherapists should get their neurological patients involved in local support and social groups, because of the huge benefits it brings.

    News — 24 March 2017 - 4:59pm
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  • ACPIN conference: AHPs turning national policy into local practice

    Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) are developing local strategies to ensure the implementation of NHS England’s AHPs into Action policy, according to chief AHP officer Suzanne Rastrick.

    News — 24 March 2017 - 3:21pm
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    ACPIN conference: AHPs turning national policy into local practice
  • Physio students and staff ‘climb’ 60% of height of Everest for W@W

    Physiotherapy students at Coventry University have ‘climbed’ more than half the height of Mount Everest, as part of a stair climbing challenge.

    News — 24 March 2017 - 3:05pm
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    Physio students and staff ‘climb’ 60% of height of Everest for WO@W