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  • Do you want to be part of the CSP’s vision to transform, empower and influence?

    CSP members can help us generate more press coverage

    News — 22 May 2019 - 12:40pm
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    CSP members have shared their expertise in a range of print publications
  • Northern Ireland pay gap with rest of UK must be closed says CSP

    The CSP has joined Northern Ireland's health unions in writing to political leaders about the ongoing pay dispute for workers across health and social care sectors.

    News — 21 May 2019 - 3:20pm
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    NI pay protest letter
  • CSP stewards celebrate 100 years of the International Labour Organization

    CSP regional stewards celebrated the work, history and impact of the International Labour Organization (ILO) today, to mark 100 years of the organisation.

    News — 17 May 2019 - 2:08pm
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    CSP stewards celebrate the ILO
  • European parliamentary elections – use your vote

    Elections take place on Thursday 23 May across all parts of the UK. The CSP is non-party political so we do not endorse any party or candidates. But we do provide information to our members on elections and their implications for physiotherapy.

    News — 17 May 2019 - 11:01am
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  • Regulatory body publishes evidence-based guidance on early mobilisation for stroke patients

    New recommendations for early mobilisation for people with acute stroke have been made by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) due to new evidence being available.

    News — 15 May 2019 - 12:52pm
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    Physio assessing a stroke patient by lifting their arms
  • First contact physiotherapy leads to encouraging outcomes in England

    Early results from a national evaluation assessing the effectiveness of first contact physiotherapy (FCP) show ‘overwhelmingly positive’ patient experiences.

    News — 15 May 2019 - 11:11am
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    A patient receives treatment at an FCP practice in Farnham, Surrey
  • Pelvic Roar campaign raises awareness of diastasis rectus abdominis

    Pelvic health physios will be raising awareness of the condition of diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA), during a social media campaign that runs from 13-17 May.

    News — 10 May 2019 - 4:16pm
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    Diastasis rectus abdominis image 3 - Copyright Gráinne Donnelly
  • NICE seeks two physios to join new osteoarthritis guideline committee

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) needs physiotherapists to help develop a new clinical guideline on the care and management of osteoarthritis.

    News — 9 May 2019 - 12:00pm
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    NICE is looking for two physios to join its osteoarthritis guideline committee
  • New public health strategy urges AHPs to raise their profile

    Over the next five years, physiotherapists and other AHPs (Allied Health Professionals) need to develop their skills, demonstrate their impact and raise their profile as public health experts.

    News — 8 May 2019 - 6:18pm
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    Physios in a meeting
  • University physio lands landmark fellowship for Parkinson’s research

    A physiotherapy lecturer has been awarded a fully-funded PhD fellowship from the Scottish Government’s Chief Scientist Office (CSO) and Parkinson’s UK, to further her work on exercise provision for people living with the condition.

    News — 7 May 2019 - 5:00pm
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    RGU physiotherapy lecturer Julie Jones