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  • Brunel's 24-hour rugby rehabilitation design challenge is a winner

    An interdisciplinary 24-hour design  challenge, run by Brunel University London with the goal of developing practical solutions for injured rugby players living with catastrophic injury, has been hailed a great success.

    News — 6 December 2018 - 10:10am
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    Brunel
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation strategy calls for 1,000 additional staff to meet demand

    Better investment is needed to improve pulmonary rehabilitation services in England, a new report reveals.

    News — 5 December 2018 - 9:30am
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    Pulmonary rehab vital to treating killer COPD
  • Northern Ireland physios triumph at Advancing Healthcare Awards

    An RAF physiotherapy medical support officer and a first contact physiotherapy (FCP) pilot both won awards at this year’s Advancing Healthcare Awards Northern Ireland.

    News — 29 November 2018 - 11:11am
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    Award-winning FCP team from Northern Ireland
  • Physio wins award for increasing benefits of intergenerational sessions

    A physiotherapist has won an award for a project that has improved outcomes for children and older people who take part in intergenerational sessions.

    News — 27 November 2018 - 4:53pm
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    CAPA award winning project
  • Public Health England to issue new guidelines on promoting activity

    New guidelines on physical activity, with a focus on musculoskeletal issues and strengthening, are due next year from Public Health England (PHE).

    News — 23 November 2018 - 11:04am
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  • Government announce 'boost' for community healthcare services

    The Government has announced that healthcare in England will benefit from a real-terms boost of £3.5bn a year by 2023/24.

    News — 22 November 2018 - 11:23am
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  • Physiotherapist wins £25K payout after disability dispute

    A CSP member has secured a £25,000 settlement from an NHS organisation, following a claim for alleged disability discrimination.

    News — 22 November 2018 - 10:55am
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    A piece of paper with the word 'discrimination' written on it, torn in two
  • Activity-promoting physio and Lanarkshire team triumph at Scottish Health Awards

    Physiotherapists were among the clinicians whose achievements and contributions to healthcare the Scottish Health Awards 2018 celebrated, at a ceremony in Edinburgh on 1 November.

    News — 19 November 2018 - 10:08am
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    Lanarkshire team
  • Physio develops evidence-based women’s health website for Glasgow maternity hospital

    A physiotherapist has updated a hospital website to provide evidence-based information about women’s health issues and self-management advice about issues like pregnancy-related aches and pains.

    News — 19 November 2018 - 9:53am
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    Christina Smith
  • Northern Ireland sees progress with recruitment to FCP posts

    Expansion of the first contact physiotherapy model in GP surgeries in Northern Ireland has continued with recruitment success reported in two trusts.

    News — 16 November 2018 - 12:51pm
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    FCP