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Gethin Kemp launches the Physiotherapy works briefings in Cardiff. Photo: Michael Hall The event was sponsored by Lesley Griffiths, the minister for health and social services in Wales, who launched the CSP’s ten Physiotherapy works publications, which...

Giving evidence and answering questions from assembly members on the Welsh National Assembly health and social care committee on 8 March, the society reviewed progress over the past year. An assembly review in 2010 was prompted by concerns that people in...

Health ministers Lesley Griffiths and Nicola Sturgeon have written to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), stating that they do not ‘favour’ nor see the ‘merit’ in Westminster government proposals for the PRB to consider the introduction of ‘market-facing’...

The document, Delivering the NHS Vision – Together for Health, sets out the Welsh government’s priorities for improving healthcare. ‘I strongly believe that within the NHS there is an urgent need for change,’ said Ms Griffiths, pledging a continued focus...

From September 2012, all students on NHS-funded courses in Wales will have access to the same package of financial support that was unveiled for their counterparts in England earlier this year. Philippa Ford, CSP policy officer for Wales, welcomed the...

But before the doors were open, families were already queuing outside the village school, Ysgol Y Bedol. In all, 160 adults and children took part in activities for all ages and abilities. Musical statues photo: © Angharad Eynon-Harries

Physio Mel Lewis (centre) receives her award from Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones, and Macmillan Cancer Support Wales general manager Cath Lindley A lymphoedema specialist physio from Swansea won the professional leadership award, and a physio-led...

The guidance comes from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), and advises on the management of hip fracture - from hospital admission, through to the patient’s return home and discharge from care. Hip fractures are a big issue...

The surprise spot checks on NHS hospitals will be carried out by the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, an independent watchdog for health services. Zero tolerance ‘The Welsh Government is taking a zero tolerance approach to this issue,’ said Ms Griffiths. ‘...

Mrs Cavan (right) was awarded the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s birthday honours list at the weekend, for services to healthcare in Northern Ireland. ‘It is great to have a physiotherapist and that their work is recognised,’ she told...

The online MS Register has been jointly developed by researchers at Swansea University College of Medicine and the UK Multiple Sclerosis Society to offer a more accurate picture of the impact of MS on patients.

Lesley Griffiths (Labour) becomes minister for health and social services in Wales. Before the election she was deputy minister for skills. Hospital experience Lesley Griffiths 'We hope that she will be a champion for therapists,' said Philippa Ford,...

The audit finds ‘unacceptable variation’ in the quality of services for treating and preventing injuries caused by falls. Widespread deficiencies It says that ‘deficiencies in care remain widespread’, with only 30 per cent of hip fracture patients...