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  • Government denies fair pay for NHS staff, says CSP

    'A 1 percent rise won’t give physiotherapists and other NHS staff much cause for celebration'.

    Press release — 8 March 2016 - 3:45pm
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  • CSP says 1% NHS award means further real term cuts to physio staff pay packets

    Ministers have accepted the recommendations of the NHS pay review body (PRB) to award a one per cent increase in pay for all NHS staff.

    News — 8 March 2016 - 3:32pm
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    CSP condemns 1% pay rise for NHS staff as another ‘shameful’ government act
  • Physios paint faces to support facial palsy patients

    Physiotherapists in West Sussex have painted one side of their faces to show support for people with facial palsy.

    News — 8 March 2016 - 3:16pm
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    Physios paint faces to support facial palsy patients
  • ‘Advancing healthcare’ judges shortlist physios for awards

    Physios are among the finalists for the 2016 Advancing Healthcare awards, sponsored by all four UK governments and organisations including Public Health England.

    News — 8 March 2016 - 1:34pm
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    ‘Advancing healthcare’ judges shortlist physios for awards
  • Scottish rheumatology services are understaffed, say nine in 10 NHS staff

    More than 90 per cent of Scottish health professionals working in rheumatology units believe their service is understaffed, an investigation has found.

    News — 7 March 2016 - 4:58pm
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    Scottish rheumatology services are understaffed, say nine in 10 NHS staff
  • Register for CSP Wales conference 2016

    This year's conference takes place on Tuesday 28 June at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff.

    News — 7 March 2016 - 11:12am
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    Register for CSP Wales conference 2016
  • Fellowships help physios gain advanced practitioner skills

    Band 6 physios in east Staffordshire are gaining valuable experience of band 7 roles, thanks to an innovative fellowship scheme.

    News — 7 March 2016 - 10:53am
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  • NHS wellbeing scheme 'a win for patients as well as staff', says CSP

    The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has welcomed a move by NHS England to give staff better access to MSK physiotherapy services.

    Press release — 5 March 2016 - 9:11am
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  • Research body awards £267,000 for stroke rehab study on standing frames

    A physiotherapist has been awarded more than £260,000 to find out if standing frames can be used to help people recover from a severe stroke.

    News — 4 March 2016 - 10:45am
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  • Physios should ask people if their homes are cold, says NICE

    Physiotherapists could help to prevent winter deaths and illnesses, simply by asking vulnerable people if they live in a cold home.

    News — 4 March 2016 - 1:00am
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    Physiotherapy can help improve quality of life for older people with multiple long-term conditions, says NICE