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  • Employers should invest in staff wellbeing to save money, says CSP

    Ongoing cuts to public sector services are leading to increasing workloads, work-related stress and mental health issues among employees, the CSP has warned.

    News — 19 May 2017 - 1:51pm
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    Cliff Towson and Laira Haynes at TUC disabled workers conference
  • Risk assessment is key to osteoporosis care, says NICE

    Updated guidance sets out priorities for better management of osteoporosis in adults, including assessing risks and preventing bone fragility fractures.

    News — 18 May 2017 - 12:45pm
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    Risk assessment is key to osteoporosis care, says NICE
  • CSP provides new guidance on fentanyl patches in physiotherapy practice

    The CSP has published guidance for members who treat patients who wear transdermal fentanyl patches, which are prescribed to treat severe pain.

    News — 18 May 2017 - 11:50am
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  • TT races: Ready, steady, go!

    Physiotherapy staff on the Isle of Man are gearing up to deal with the mayhem of this year’s TT races, which start on 27 May.

    News — 17 May 2017 - 12:35pm
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    TT races
  • Scottish transvaginal mesh implant review 'has implications for clinical practice across the UK’, says physio

    The case for specialist physiotherapists to be more involved in treating women with pelvic dysfunction has been strengthened by the long-awaited publication of an independent review into the use of transvaginal mesh implants, Frontline has learned.

    News — 12 May 2017 - 4:53pm
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  • Have your say on the future of physiotherapy

    The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has launched a new survey giving patients, carers and healthcare professionals the opportunity to influence research about physiotherapy.

    Press release — 11 May 2017 - 4:33pm
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  • Marathon-running physio seeks new goals after gaining prominence at London event

    Respiratory physio Anna Boniface was the first ‘non-elite’ woman runner to finish the London Marathon in April.

    News — 11 May 2017 - 11:18am
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    Marathon-running physio seeks new goals after gaining prominence at London event
  • Physio teaches community how to use lifesaving defibrillator

    A physiotherapist is teaching people how to use a heart defibrillator that is being kept outside a village pub in Greater Manchester.

    News — 9 May 2017 - 5:06pm
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    Physio teaches community how to use lifesaving defibrillator
  • Physio receives ‘shock invite’ to help Indian football team

    A CSP member is supporting the Indian national football team, after receiving a ‘shock invitation’ from their coach.

    News — 8 May 2017 - 4:32pm
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    Physio receives ‘shock invite’ to help Indian football team
  • Government accused of lacking a coherent strategy on physiotherapy workforce

    Brexit uncertainty and visa restrictions will pile more workforce pressure on the NHS and cause waiting times to lengthen, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy is warning.

    Press release — 8 May 2017 - 4:11pm
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