Keele and Nottingham universities to assess the impact of physios as first contact practitioners in GP surgeries
The CSP Charitable Trust has commissioned Keele University’s primary care research unit to evaluate the impact of physiotherapists in first contact practitioner (FCP) roles on general practice musculoskeletal (MSK) services.
Unions agree to pay offer for NHS staff in Scotland
Health unions, including the CSP, have agreed to accept a three-year pay offer for NHS staff in Scotland following extensive consultation with members.
Northumbria University says robotic walking frame can act as a ‘virtual physiotherapist’
An electronic walking frame which acts as a ‘virtual physiotherapist’ by encouraging users to be active, assessing and adjusting their exercise, and monitoring progress is being developed by an international group of academics.
First physio to be a Cystic Fibrosis Trust fellow improves hospital infection control
Infection control at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary has been improved by physio Rachael Bass, as part of her fellowship with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
Organ transplant athletes are kept in sporting shape by volunteer therapists
Nearly 1,100 athletes who have received a lifesaving organ transplant, or are donors, took part in the British Transplant Games in Birmingham last week.
NICE proposes two day limit from referral to the start of intermediate care
Adults accepted for bed-based intermediate care must start their treatment within two days of referral, according to recommendations from the National Institute for Health Excellence (NICE).
York physio gets kids ‘flossing’ and encourages more activity
A paediatric physiotherapist teamed up with specialist dietitians and a GP to help promote healthy eating and the benefits of being active to schoolchildren.
