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Report reveals how physiotherapists can play a major role in saving NHS cash
Physiotherapists can play a significant role in making substantial financial savings by reducing waste and re-using equipment such as mobility aids, according to a new report.
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Three physios will help form NICE guidelines on hip, knee and shoulder joint replacement
Three physiotherapists have been appointed to the committee that will formulate guidelines on hip, knee and shoulder joint replacement.
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Physio team cracks under pressure from TV’s Eggheads
Knowledge of the world of popular music – or rather the lack of it – let physiotherapists down when they battled with some of the world’s top general knowledge brains on the TV quiz Eggheads.
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Alex MacKenzie will lead new CSP Council
Long-standing CSP activist Alex MacKenzie is the new chair of the CSP.
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Physios sign up to 70 day challenge to end ‘pyjama paralysis’
Physiotherapy staff are pledging their support for this year’s #EndPJparalysis campaign, which runs from 17 April to 26 June.
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Physios urged to help review NHS supply chain product availability
Dan Lewin is the only physiotherapist on a team of 12 clinicians who are part of a national Department of Health programme to reduce spending inefficiencies in the NHS supply chain, and he is calling on physios to give their input at stakeholder events.
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Respiratory specialist replaces medic to become trust’s first physio consultant
Sam Pilsworth has replaced a medical consultant to become the first physio consultant at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS trust, the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the country.
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Join in CSP consultation on NHS pay offer, urges council chair
Council chair Catherine Pope is urging all members working for the NHS in England to engage with the CSP consultation over the three-year pay proposals.
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Community physio braves extreme cold on RAF reservist training exercise
Physiotherapist and Royal Air Force (RAF) reservist Sarah Jones tested her resilience last month during a week-long winter survival exercise in the frozen mountains of Norway.
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One physio’s journey from clinical respiratory lead to adviser on the digital self-management of long-term conditions
Jane Stokes believes she is one of the first CSP members to have taken on the role of physiotherapy lead with a mobile health applications developer.