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  • Report shows rise in physiotherapy in primary care in Wales

    Greater use of physiotherapy in primary care has been highlighted in a report on how GP services are provided for older people in Wales.

    News — 3 March 2017 - 1:30pm
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  • Volunteer physios set up disabled ski club

    A group of Scottish physios have set up a low-cost skiing club for disabled people in the Cairngorm mountains.

    News — 3 March 2017 - 11:53am
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    Volunteer physios set up disabled ski club
  • CSP members win travel time grievance

    CSP members in West Yorkshire have successfully resisted their employer’s proposal to withdraw travel time to and from outreach clinics at the beginning and end of each day.

    News — 24 February 2017 - 3:37pm
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    CSP members win travel time grievance
  • CSP seeks clarification on risk of fentanyl patches in pools

    The CSP is clarifying whether exercising in hydrotherapy pools, which may raise body temperature, could be a risk for patients wearing fentanyl transdermal patches.

    News — 24 February 2017 - 3:21pm
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    CSP seeks clarification on risk of fentanyl patches in pools
  • Call-out for physios and students to support London Marathon athletes

    Physiotherapists and student physios are needed as volunteers for the London Marathon, to be held on 23 April.

    News — 24 February 2017 - 10:43am
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    Call-out for physios and students to support London Marathon athletes
  • BACPAR gains NICE accreditation for its guideline development process

    For the first time the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has accredited a CSP professional network’s method of updating its guidelines.

    News — 23 February 2017 - 1:44pm
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  • Physio takes on Himalayan trek to raise £100,000 and increase autism awareness in Nepal

    A physiotherapist is making an epic journey across the Himalayas to raise awareness about autism and support affected children in the UK and Nepal.

    News — 23 February 2017 - 12:23pm
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    Physio takes on Himalayan trek to raise £100,000 and increase autism awareness in Nepal
  • Direct access cancellation ‘the wrong decision at the wrong time’, warns CSP NI

    The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in Northern Ireland has strongly criticised a decision by the Health and Social Care Board not to proceed with the roll out of physiotherapy self-referral.

    Press release — 21 February 2017 - 3:54pm
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  • King’s Fund calls for physio engagement in NHS sustainability plans

    The NHS must engage staff in discussions about England’s 44 regional sustainability and transformation plans (STPs), says the King’s Fund.

    News — 21 February 2017 - 11:13am
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    King’s Fund calls for physio engagement in NHS sustainability plans
  • Marr documentary highlights stroke support limit

    CSP member Jo Tuckey featured in a documentary about TV presenter and stroke survivor Andrew Marr, shown on BBC2 on 13 February.

    News — 20 February 2017 - 11:32am
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    Marr documentary highlights stroke support limit