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  • CSP comments on higher education student finance

    The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has responded to government plans for changing healthcare education funding published on Thursday 21st July. 

    Press release — 21 July 2016 - 1:00am
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  • Six physios will provide official support to Team GB in Rio Games

    The British athletes competing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will be supported by a bigger medical team than in the 2008 Beijing Games, according to Team GB’s chief physio Phil Glasgow.

    News — 20 July 2016 - 3:51pm
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  • Dyslexia study day highlights need for reasonable adjustments

    CSP members from across the profession shared their experiences of dyslexia at a study day, organised by the society’s disabled members’ network.

    News — 20 July 2016 - 3:45pm
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  • Almost two thirds of patients with muscular dystrophy can’t get specialist physio finds hard-hitting report

    Patients are missing out on life-improving treatment, and even dying early, because of a lack of access to specialist physiotherapy, a report from charity Muscular Dystrophy UK has claimed.

    News — 19 July 2016 - 9:38am
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  • Physio keeps 75-year-old running for 75 marathons in 75 days

    A physio from Yorkshire is facing one of her toughest challenges, to keep a 75-year-old on the road while he runs 75 marathons in 75 consecutive days.

    News — 18 July 2016 - 10:24am
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  • Physio involvement is vital to the NHS’s digital journey

    Involving clinicians and patients is vital to developing IT to support better health services.

    News — 15 July 2016 - 3:11pm
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  • Guide will help physios tackle malnutrition in COPD patients

    Physiotherapists can now access a practical, evidence-based guide to managing malnutrition in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

    News — 15 July 2016 - 10:20am
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  • Therapy team wins award for welcoming physio’s guide dog

    A therapy team in Southampton has won a Hospital Heroes runner-up award for successfully integrating a physiotherapist’s guide dog into its services.

    News — 13 July 2016 - 3:33pm
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  • Glasgow Caledonian academics teach children about the science of physiotherapy

    A ‘meet the experts’ event at Glasgow Science Centre introduced children as young as six to how physiotherapists use science and evidence.

    News — 12 July 2016 - 1:55pm
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  • Digital rehab triples physio capacity in NHS Lanarkshire

    A remote digital rehabilitation service has cut travel time for community physiotherapists in Lanarkshire and enabled them to spend more time assessing people.

    News — 12 July 2016 - 12:10pm
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