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AHP prescribing extension praised by CSP
The CSP has welcomed an announcement that other AHP groups have been granted prescribing powers.
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Physios are key to multidisciplinary approach to motor neurone disease, says NICE
People with motor neurone disease (MND) should receive specialist care from a clinic-based multidisciplinary team that includes physiotherapists.
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Physios must influence Hunt’s £4.2 billion investment in a ‘paperless’ NHS
Jeremy Hunt’s announcement of £4.2 billion to digitise the NHS in England will create opportunities for better patient care, but it’s important that physiotherapists influence how the money is used.
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Falls assessments are a ‘must’ for care home residents, says Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Care home residents must have regular falls assessments, says a report from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
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CSP responds to NHS staff survey
Investing in staff health and wellbeing is essential to delivering high quality patient care, says the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
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Give heart failure patients more cardiac rehab options, says NICE
People with heart failure should receive an exercise-based rehab programme to do at home, hospital or a community venue, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
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Physios must warn patients about the dangers of air pollution
Health professionals have a duty to speak out against air pollution which has been linked to cancer, asthma, stroke and heart disease, diabetes, obesity and dementia, says a landmark report.
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Physios must support disabled colleagues, says WCPT
Physical therapists should make a ‘considerable effort’ to support the inclusion of people with disabilities in their professions.
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'Devil in the detail' of government priorities, says CSP
Department of Health priorities set out in a new report can only be achieved through innovation and investment, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has warned.
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Sponsor a Rio athlete, says massage association
Sports massage therapists are wanted to treat prospective athletes aiming for the Olympic and Paralympic games in Brazil in August.