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  • CSP in initiative to promote multi-professional team working

    Multi-professional team working is vital to improving healthcare, says a joint statement signed by CSP chief executive Karen Middleton and issued by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.

    News — 13 October 2017 - 9:38am
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    CSP in initiative to promote multi-professional team working
  • Colchester trust launches falls prevention film

    Colchester Hospital University NHS Trust has created a 13-minute film to help patients recover from a fall and to minimise the risk of future falls.

    News — 12 October 2017 - 3:27pm
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    Colchester trust launches falls prevention film
  • Public Health England tool estimates that MSK phone triage service saves £19.30 per patient

    Patient self-referral assessments and advice by physiotherapists for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions saves £19.30 per patient, or £2.08 for every £1 spent, according to Public Health England.

    News — 12 October 2017 - 1:46pm
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    Public Health England tool estimates that MSK phone triage service saves £19.30 per patient
  • Research highlights first point of contact physio in primary care

    Research by three physiotherapists has identified key factors that can affect the success of physiotherapy in primary care.

    News — 11 October 2017 - 4:06pm
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    Fiona Moffatt
  • Treasury must release funds to end NHS pay cap, says CSP

    The health secretary’s announcement that the cap on NHS staff pay will be scrapped has been greeted with scepticism by the CSP.

    News — 11 October 2017 - 3:44pm
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  • Physios offer defibrillator training on Older People’s Day

    Neurological Physiotherapy in Cheadle invited people to learn how to use a defibrillator on Older People's Day.

    News — 10 October 2017 - 5:49pm
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  • Veterans mark Older People’s Day with sports events

    Forces veterans in Scotland competed in a range of sports activities, including javelin throwing, an indoor version of curling and cycling on static bikes, to mark Older People’s Day on 1 October.

    News — 10 October 2017 - 5:44pm
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  • Physio helps lead amputee football team to Euro success

    Physiotherapist Charlie Wilton helped the England team excel at the European amputee football championship in Turkey.

    News — 10 October 2017 - 3:24pm
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    Physio helps lead amputee football team to Euro success
  • CSP: stop overlooking quality rehabilitation in the community

    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) says that fragmented health and social care can have serious consequences for patients.

    News — 10 October 2017 - 1:42pm
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    CSP: stop overlooking quality rehabilitation in the community
  • Hampshire physio clinic raises funds for defibrillator

    Physiotherapists in Hampshire have installed an automated external defibrillator on the outside of their clinic after raising more than £1,000 to pay for the device.

    News — 10 October 2017 - 11:39am
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    Hampshire physio clinic raises funds for defibrillator