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The decision by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to press ahead with imposing a controversial new contract on junior doctors in England has been criticised by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

NHS trusts need to make better use of physiotherapists and other allied health professionals (AHPs).

Physiotherapy students have an opportunity to apply for internships with research projects focused on rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

Many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not being referred for rehabilitation, researchers have concluded.

The time is ‘absolutely right’ for allied health professionals (AHPs) to get involved in public health, said Linda Hindle, lead allied health professional at Public Health England.

The CSP student executive committee wants its reps to start planning events, based on the CSP’s Workout at Work Day, to get people exercising at their universities.

The number of places on the only physiotherapy degree course in Wales will rise by 10 per cent this year, the Welsh government has announced.

The CSP student representatives development weekend showed that physiotherapy is a positive career choice for people from all walks of life, said CSP union services organiser Cailean Gallagher.

Students with an idea for an app to treat children with cystic fibrosis won the votes of their peers in a competition about improving physiotherapy by using technology.

The cost of writing a prescription is lower for physiotherapists who have independent prescribing rights than for pharmacists or other groups.