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The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in Northern Ireland has welcomed the publication by the Department of Health of the Physiotherapy Workforce Review.

The CSP has welcomed new plans to improve the wellbeing of NHS staff in England, published today by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) and Health Education England (HEE).

The CSP App Library opened earlier this year, ahead of its planned launch, in order to support members as they moved rapidly towards a greater use of digital technology.

People with chronic pain should not be treated with pain relief medication – but should have access to group exercise programmes to help manage their condition.

In a first for the CSP, more than 40 stewards and safety reps have completed their induction training via a distance learning course, developed in response to Covid-19.

The CSP has updated its online advice for members about quarantining, in line with new guidance from the Department of Health and Social Care.

The August issue of Frontline is out soon.

A survey is underway, to ask CSP members to choose the language suggested most frequently by members who were engaged in a review, to describe the professions' four pillars of practice. 

People need to change their diet and lifestyle choices in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to reduce obesity levels in the UK.

Vacancy rates for physiotherapy posts in Northern Ireland are currently running in excess of 19% across all Trusts. In one Trust the vacancy rate is over 24%.