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Virtual pulmonary rehabilitation service beats staff shortages and delights patients
Hywel Dda University Health Board’s virtual pulmonary rehabilitation service caught the eye of judges at this year’s NHS Wales awards.
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Physios celebrate AHP day and highlight the value of their work
Physios across the UK teamed up with their colleagues to celebrate National AHP Day on 15 October.
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Physio assistant scoops prize for implementing clinical guidelines
Emma Busby, physiotherapy assistant practitioner, won the award for the most impressive implementation of clinical guidelines at a conference co-hosted by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
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Videos create visual learning tool for vestibular tests
Physiotherapists have created six videos demonstrating vestibular examinations as a learning and teaching tool for the profession.
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CSP highlights first contact physiotherapy to GPs
GPs heard how first contact physiotherapy could lessen their workload and improve primary care services during the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) annual conference, in Glasgow from 4-5 October.
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Falls champions bring awareness week alive across the professions
Falls awareness week at the end of September was marked at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, by four staff falls champions.
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Salford therapy team initiative cuts overnight hospital stays by 5%
A therapy team providing in-reach services at Salford Royal NHS Trust’s emergency department has reduced overnight bed stays by five per cent over the last year.
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YouGov survey shows physiotherapy is popular therapy for arthritis
Physiotherapy is a popular treatment for half of people in Wales, Scotland and England who have been diagnosed with arthritis, according to research commissioned by Arthritis Action.
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Physios help military veterans compete for medals at Sporting Senior Games
Physiotherapists provided vital support to military veterans taking part in the Sporting Senior Games Glasgow on 30 September.
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Offer women training and advice to manage incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, says NICE
Women should receive pelvic floor muscle training and lifestyle advice as a first step, before surgery for stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse is considered.