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Obese children need access to weight loss services, says report
The government should commission an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the sugar levy, according to a major report on child health.
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Minister agrees to develop standard for physio apprenticeship
Ministerial approval has been given for a degree apprenticeship standard to be developed for physiotherapy. Once developed and launched, this will enable people to combine working and studying as a way of entering the profession.
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Belfast physio helps hospice colleagues get physically fit
A physio at Belfast’s Marie Curie Hospice plans to build on a fitness week for staff by arranging ongoing exercise classes, cycling and walks.
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Physiotherapy Pain Association study day: Physiotherapists must ‘welcome their day in court’
Physiotherapists are likely to face more requests to act as witnesses in court proceedings, according to the national lead clinician for chronic pain in Scotland.
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Physiotherapy Pain Association study day: Be kind, but objective when finding a way through the research maze, physios told
An expert in evidence-based practice has warned physiotherapists to be aware of bias, including their own, when interpreting research results and other information about managing chronic pain.
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Physiotherapy Pain Association study day: Physios told to remove the ‘nonsense’ from usual care for back pain to empower patients
Physiotherapists should work together to challenge the ‘nonsense’ that surrounds back pain and to promote sensible strategies that actually work.
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Physiotherapy Pain Association study day: Physios should ‘get out there’ to drive a change in practice
A senior physiotherapist has called for a revolution in the management of pain, saying that change isn’t happening fast enough.
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Figures show rapid rise in physios with prescribing rights
More than a hundred physiotherapists in the UK gained independent prescribing rights in the last five months, bringing the total to nearly 500.
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Physios join UK’s first emergency rehabilitation team
Physiotherapists were among 10 healthcare professionals who trained to form the UK’s first World Health Organization-accredited emergency medical team specialising in rehabilitation.
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Physio makes respiratory MISSION possible
A physiotherapist in Portsmouth is part of a multi-award-winning project that identifies and treats people with respiratory conditions in local GP surgeries.