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Physiotherapists should help patients to start moving the day after having surgery for a hip fracture, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

The CSP is encouraging members to respond to a consultation on government plans to introduce tuition fees for physiotherapy students in England.

Student elections to committees and councils were held recently and the following representatives were elected.

A physiotherapist has been appointed to the top leadership role for the Wales team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

The CSP has responded to new threats to the profession, in the wake of its success earlier this year in stopping the clinical commissioning group (CCG) in Mid Essex from restricting access to physiotherapy.

Physios and other therapists should play a key role in preparing for and responding to major humanitarian disasters, a report has concluded.

Occupational health should be integrated into mainstream healthcare so people with work-related illnesses get better help, says a report for the Council for Work and Health.

Orthopaedic surgeon Peter Kay has been reappointed as England’s national clinical director for NHS musculoskeletal (MSK) services, a post he has held since 2013.

A physio is to spend six weeks in Japan and the US to help her draw up Scotland-wide guidelines on rehabilitating patients after hip and knee replacements.

Proposals by CCGs covering Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country to restrict access to physiotherapy could drive up costs for the NHS, the CSP has warned.