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Specialist physiotherapist Karen South has secured funding from Wakefield district’s Age UK for postural supports.

The proportion of patients admitted to a multidisciplinary hip fracture programme within four hours of surgery dropped from 43.9 per cent in 2015 to just 39.9 per cent last year.

The CSP and other health unions have launched a claim for a pay rise for all NHS staff in the UK from April 2018 that would deliver a real increase for the first time in years.

A Spanish physiotherapist working at a Red Cross rehabilitation centre in Afghanistan has been fatally shot by a patient, the aid organisation said.

Public health-focused allied health professional (AHP) services work best when staff have the ability and freedom to innovate, said Linda Hindle, Public Health England’s AHP lead.

An NHS trust selected a physio-led programme, which encourages staff to take care of their musculoskeletal (MSK) health, as a finalist in its annual awards.

CSP Northern Ireland organised event on 20 Nov 2017, 9am - 1pm, Maldron Hotel at Belfast International Airport.

There are opportunities for physiotherapists to work with fire services to improve the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable people, a King’s Fund event heard.

The CSP has called for investment in a ‘well thought-out’ child health and well-being strategy and a reversal of public health spending cuts.  

The CSP joined calls for more investment in public health services, criticising government cuts to budgets as short-sighted and placing a long-term burden on the NHS.