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Latest apprenticeship standard consultation opens
CSP members wanting to comment on plans for setting the standard for a master’s level advanced practice apprenticeship have until 25 July to respond.
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Welsh Ambulance Service distributes CSP’s Get Up and Go falls prevention booklet
Patients using non-emergency transport vehicles in Wales are receiving copies of the CSP’s Get Up and Go booklet about how to avoid falls.
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NHS England announces new joined-up care systems
NHS England has announced eight areas which will lead action to provide joined-up care, breaking down barriers between GPs and hospitals, physical and mental healthcare, social care and the NHS.
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Physios give fantastic response to national hip fracture research project
More than 400 physiotherapists from acute and community services have signed up to Hipsprint, the CSP’s national audit of hip fracture rehabilitation in England and Wales.
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CSP joins calls for NHS pay cap to be scrapped
Failing to address NHS pay would risk worsening staff shortages, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and other health unions are warning today.
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Physios join Microsoft for ground breaking cystic fibrosis tech project
A university physiotherapy department is working with Microsoft to develop computer games that motivate children with cystic fibrosis (CF) to complete breathing exercises to clear their lungs.
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Debate outlines ways to improve CSP Council
CSP Council members have finalised proposals for a smaller and more strategic council, following a debate held in London today.
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Respiratory physios’ e-learning modules adopted across Scotland’s NHS
Health boards across Scotland have adopted online learning modules developed by respiratory physiotherapists.
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Physio’s video on exercise for depression wins Cochrane competition
A physiotherapist has produced a competition-winning YouTube video, which explains the findings of a review of research on using exercise for depression.
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Liverpool’s pulmonary rehab patients can breathe easier with digital access to instant physio advice
Patients attending Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital’s Breathe, its pulmonary rehabilitation programme, can now access instant advice about how to manage flare-ups using their mobile devices.