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Committee seeks senior physiotherapists with interest in joint replacement
Specialist physiotherapists with an interest in orthopaedics can apply to join the National Joint Registry’s (NJR) steering committee.
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NHS England shifts policy on ‘computerised’ prosthetic knees
Specialist physios are deciding how best to record outcomes for microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees (MPKs), after these became more widely accessible to NHS patients last year.
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Working out at work gets an international flavour
A team of physios married the workout at work concept to an international day designed to encourage exercise as they persuaded their colleagues to move more.
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CSP reps call for better mental health services at TUC Black Workers Conference
Delegates at this year’s TUC Black Workers Conference unanimously backed a CSP motion calling for better mental health services for black and minority ethnic (BME) communities.
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Physios pick up prizes at prestigious awards ceremony
Physios were named winners of two awards at a ceremony backed by NHS England and the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments.
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Physiotherapy-led rehab unit celebrates success in cutting hospital readmission rates
An innovative NHS-led physiotherapy service designed to reduce readmission to hospital has celebrated a successful first 12 months of work.
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CSP says European physiotherapists must be allowed to continue working in the UK after Brexit
The CSP says European physiotherapists must be allowed to continue working in the UK, and British physiotherapists in Europe, following the UK’s exit from the European Union.
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Visa earnings threshold may force non-EU physios to quit the NHS
Physiotherapists from outside Europe who work in the NHS are facing an uphill struggle to stay in the UK, despite the shortage of physiotherapists.
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Physios among latest recruits to King’s College London’s fellowship scheme
Nine physiotherapists from across England joined King’s College London’s older person's fellowship last month, after the scheme admitted allied health professionals (AHPs) for the first time.
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Cumbria’s first AHP strategy is aimed at innovation
New ways of delivering physiotherapy are expected to help plug the financial deficit at North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, which reached £63 million in 2016-17.