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  • Standards body calls for overhaul of professional regulation

    Health and social care regulators in the UK are outdated and should be redesigned so they support people to improve standards and services, according to a highly critical report.

    News — 14 August 2015 - 3:01pm
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  • Physio leads four-woman crew in Pacific rowing challenge

    Lead paralympic physio Laura Penhaul is in the middle of a gruelling six-month voyage from America to Australia.

    News — 14 August 2015 - 12:57pm
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  • Physios help British athletes garner gold haul at Special Olympics

    Two physiotherapists helped British athletes to triumph at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games.

    News — 13 August 2015 - 5:29pm
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    Physios helps British athletes garner gold haul at Special Olympics
  • CSP calls on members to share evidence of physio benefits in primary care

    The CSP is urging members to contribute to an inquiry that could shape the future of primary care services in England – and give physios a bigger role in providing primary care.

    News — 13 August 2015 - 11:00am
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  • Physios share expertise in guide to therapy for ME

    Physiotherapy for people with chronic fatigue syndrome must be built around the relationship with the individual, says the British Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME (BACME).

    News — 13 August 2015 - 7:30am
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  • The CSP recommends acceptance of BMI’s unsocial hours pay offer

    The CSP has recommended that its 800 members employed by BMI Healthcare accept the company’s improved proposal on out-of-hours pay.

    News — 12 August 2015 - 4:24pm
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  • Players’ safety must come first in professional sport, says CSP

    The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has responded to criticism of health professionals at Chelsea Football Club by stressing that player safety should always come first.

    Press release — 12 August 2015 - 2:50pm
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  • Bradford physio delivers pain programme in Urdu

    A physiotherapist in Bradford, which has one of the UK’s most ethnically diverse populations, has helped to set up a pain management programme for people who speak Urdu.

    News — 11 August 2015 - 12:35pm
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  • Midwives and physios unite to prevent pregnancy-related incontinence

    Most women who develop continence problems after childbirth do not seek help from a health professional, and many are too embarrassed to tell anyone.

    News — 20 May 2014 - 9:21am
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  • Physio team cuts falls by 50%, thanks to coloured wristbands

    Physiotherapy staff in Kent have won an award for reducing falls among older patients by introducing colour coded wristbands that mean staff can immediately identify patients at risk.

    News — 24 January 2014 - 4:03pm
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