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Award-winning work puts patients in control
Shared decision-making between clinicians and patients is delivering significant improvements in musculoskeletal care at Sussex MSK Partnership. Physiotherapist Helen Patten shares the benefits
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Physios develop first guidelines on postnatal running
Three physiotherapists have collaborated to create the first guidelines for physios and other healthcare and fitness professionals, about postnatal women returning to running.
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Physio and OT mobility team save NHS Grampian £3 million
A physiotherapist and an occupational therapist have helped NHS Grampian save nearly £3 million, by providing patients with mobility assessments within A&E.
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Inspirational physio student wins Welsh Woman of the Year award
A CSP member who is a motivational speaker, a model and a burns survivor has received the Welsh Woman of the Year award.
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New resource will help members engage in productive job planning
Physiotherapists and physiotherapy support workers should receive adequate time, support and access to IT resources when they take part in job planning activities.
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NICE puts physio at the forefront of incontinence and prolapse care
Women with stress urinary incontinence should receive supervised pelvic floor muscle training for at least three months as first-line treatment, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
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Primary care will need 6,000 more physios, say thinktanks
The NHS in England will need 6,000 more full-time equivalent physiotherapists to be working in general practice in a decade’s time, health experts predict.
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CSP welcomes reshaping stroke care consultation in Northern Ireland
Stroke survivors and their carers need to be able to access rehabilitation and long term support in the community.
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Gabapentin and pregabalin to be reclassified as controlled drugs
Gabapentin and pregabalin will be reclassified from 1 April 2019, as Schedule 3 controlled drugs. Independent prescribers must review their practices before that date to ensure legal compliance.
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Physio taps into care home residents’ competitive streaks to boost activity
A physiotherapist has used the joy of competition to inspire the residents of a care home to love activity.