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Sussex physios send crutches to Somaliland
Physiotherapists in East Sussex are collecting crutches that patients no longer need and sending them to an underequipped hospital in East Africa.
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CSP wins support for extending safe staffing at Scottish TUC
A CSP motion urging the Scottish government to expand its safe staffing policies to a range of clinicians across community and acute care won support at the 2017 Scottish TUC.
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GP practices trial primary care physiotherapy
Rhondda primary care GPs cluster will decide whether to axe or extend physiotherapy in primary care surgeries following a six-month trial.
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Physios take the limelight in the London Marathon
A huge team of physios treated thousands of runners and wheelchair users who competed in the London Marathon on 23 April.
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Physios gain funding for Northern Ireland cancer rehab pilot
Two physiotherapists in Northern Ireland have secured funding for a pilot service aimed at improving access to musculoskeletal (MSK) rehab for cancer patients.
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Special Olympics seeks volunteer physios for Sheffield games
Physios are being asked to improve the health of people with a learning disability and help to ensure a major sporting games goes smoothly at the same time.
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Consultant physio is ITV breakfast show ‘health star’
NHS consultant physiotherapist Rachael Moses was chosen from thousands of entries as one of two finalists in ITV’s Good Morning Britain Hospital Health Star Awards.
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Physio elected to first band 5-only seat on NI board
A CSP member is to take up the first seat reserved for band 5 physios on the CSP Northern Ireland board.
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Advanced clinical practice apprenticeship is on the cards
The government has given the green light to plans for an advanced clinical practice (ACP) apprenticeship.
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Physios gear up for London marathon
A huge team of physios has been assembled to treat the thousands of runners and wheelchair users who will compete in the London Marathon on Sunday.