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CSP condemns ‘postcode lottery’ of rehab services for lung conditions
People in Wales are far more likely to receive an NHS referral for pulmonary rehab than those living in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
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CSP Northern Ireland members to be balloted for industrial action
The CSP has confirmed that it will ballot its members in health and social care in Northern Ireland in relation to pay.
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Respiratory specialist in physiotherapy first
In a first for the profession, a physiotherapist has been appointed to the pulmonary infection specialist advisory group of the British Thoracic Society (BTS).
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Physio shines in AHP lifetime achievement awards for Wales
Pip Ford has won the allied health professionals lifetime achievement award at the first Advancing Healthcare Awards Wales.
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NICE gives greenlight to two cannabis-based drugs
Doctors in the UK can now prescribe two cannabis-based medicinal products, which can benefit people with medical conditions such as epilepsy and spasticity.
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December Frontline on its way
The December issue of Frontline is out this week.
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Physiotherapy can help tackle long-term sickness absence, says NICE
Organisations should be making the health and wellbeing of their staff a core priority, and using interventions like physiotherapy to help people return to work.
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CSP networks raise the profile of equality and diversity
Members of the CSP diversity networks gathered this week to plan activity for next year aimed at developing closer working with students, and among other members and workplace reps.
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Standards of practice for working with adults with a learning disability are launched
Learning disability physios have set out what’s needed to provide successful physiotherapy to adults with a learning disability.
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Funding for physiotherapy training in Wales to rise to a new ‘record level’
The CSP has welcomed a planned increase in funding for training places for physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals in Wales.