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  • Physio-led services win prestigious NHS innovation awards

    Physiotherapy plays an integral part in two teams that received NHS Innovation Challenge prizes, which are funded by NHS England.

    News — 29 January 2016 - 12:29pm
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  • Give NHS staff autism training to improve care, says government

    Physiotherapy staff should be trained to identify patients with autism and adjust the treatment or care provided.

    News — 29 January 2016 - 11:02am
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  • CSP backs calls for a cross-party health commission

    The CSP is supporting calls for the establishment of a commission into the future of health and social care services.

    Press release — 28 January 2016 - 10:29pm
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    CSP backs calls for a cross-party health commission
  • Look at the big picture of care for older people, says NHS Confederation

    An NHS Confederation commission on improving urgent care for older people is calling for fresh ways to measure services across entire systems, not just a single organisation or department.

    News — 28 January 2016 - 4:45pm
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  • Physio kept up her exercise regime while rowing across the Pacific

    A British physiotherapist managed to find space in a cabin the size of a two-person tent to do muscle-stretching exercises while rowing across the Pacific.

    News — 28 January 2016 - 12:07pm
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    Physio kept up her exercise regime while rowing across the Pacific
  • Physios gain £500,000 to expand services in Cornwall

    Physiotherapists in Cornwall have secured funding of more than £500,000 to expand therapy services at their trust.

    News — 27 January 2016 - 4:59pm
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    Physios gain £500,000 to expand services in Cornwall
  • Physios must report threats to patient safety, says HCPC

    Physiotherapists have a new professional duty to report concerns about patient safety and be open and honest if something goes wrong with the treatment they provide.

    News — 26 January 2016 - 5:08pm
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  • CSP urges MPs to recommend increasing physio student places

    An influential group of MPs should tell the government to increase the number of places on physiotherapy degree courses in England, according to the CSP.

    News — 25 January 2016 - 3:54pm
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    CSP policy aims to increase student places
  • Manifesto warns that most toddlers need more exercise – but physios could help

    Physiotherapists should start a dialogue with their local nursery schools about how they can help young children to be more physically active.

    News — 21 January 2016 - 3:31pm
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  • Commissioners lift threat to physio services in Mid Essex

    NHS commissioners in Mid Essex could put on hold proposals to stop or severely restrict access to physiotherapy while they look at alternative cost-saving measures.

    News — 21 January 2016 - 1:27pm
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    Commissioners lift threat to physio services in Mid Essex