Linked routine data can replace randomised control trials, think tank hears
Expensive randomised control trials involving physiotherapy could be replaced by using the data routinely collected during healthcare interventions and linking them together, according to the leader of one of the world’s largest research studies.
Cyber security adviser warns physio businesses to prepare for data protection changes
Physiotherapy businesses need to be more ‘cyber resilient’ and prepare for new legislation which will increase people’s rights to access their personal data.
Physios need extra insurance cover in case of criminal allegations, says medico-legal expert
Physiotherapy staff should consider having criminal defence insurance to cover them in the event of serious allegations, which could result in legal costs and loss of income.
Neath physio technician voted UK support worker of the year
John Clifford, a paediatric physiotherapy technician for 23 years and former coal miner, said he was proud to be named UK clinical support worker of the year.
With many NHS staff unvaccinated against flu, Natalie Beswetherick, the CSP’s director of practice and development, asked: ‘I have had my flu jab. Have you?’
Ageing expert says exercise regimes for frail older people ‘must be prescribed and delivered with the same care as drug therapies’
Physiotherapists should stop ‘taking it on the chin’ by bearing the brunt of financial restraints that prevent them from delivering effective interventions to improve the lives and confidence of frail older people.
