Strategy aims to make AHPs the ‘go to’ public health professionals
AHPs must be recognised as an integral part of the public health workforce, with responsibility for designing and delivering improvements to healthcare and reducing health inequalities, according to a joint strategy document published today.
Physio says weight-bearing scanner is helping diagnose patients with MSK problems
The NHS’s first MRI scanner to produce images of patients standing is improving the diagnoses of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, said physio Richard Robinson of Glan Clwyd Hospital, Denbighshire.
Orthopaedic therapists at a Norfolk hospital have persuaded surgeons that hip replacement patients do not need to follow post-surgery precautions on movement, thanks to the CSP.
Film is ‘invaluable resource’ for people with cerebral palsy
Cerebral people, a film in which young people with cerebral palsy take over the camera to tell their own stories about life with the condition, was premiered in November.
Physio Wendy Hendrie was on the judging panel at an awards ceremony recognising the quality of multiple sclerosis care, so she was delighted to find she was also among the winners.
NICE say MDTs can support early discharge from hospital
Multidisciplinary team working can help prevent people with social care needs from staying in hospital unnecessarily, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Scottish sports injury practice wins ‘customer satisfaction’ award
Optimal Physio in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, won the excellence in customer satisfaction prize at Global Health and Pharma magazine’s healthcare and pharmaceutical awards 2015.
