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Northern Ireland physiotherapy staff angry and upset over health minister’s pay award
Responding to the decision by the Minister for Health, Simon Hamilton MLA, to impose a one per cent cent across the board pay uplift for all Agenda for Change (AfC) health and social care staff, Claire Ronald, CSP senior negotiating officer for CSP Northern Ireland said:
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Critical care physio wins British Journal of Surgery award
Critical care physiotherapist Jess Whibley beat surgeons to the prestigious British Journal of Surgery oral presentation prize at a national surgery conference at the end of last year.
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Wanted: physio volunteer for year-long Sierra Leone mission
A university has teamed up with three NHS trusts to offer a physiotherapist the opportunity to spend a year working in Sierra Leone.
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Mid Essex CCG physio cuts plan contradicts evidence
Proposals to cut access to musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy in Mid Essex would increase medical investigations, drug costs and GP appointments, said the CSP’s head of practice Steve Tolan.
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CSP members help NHS choir hit number one
When an NHS choir made the Christmas number one it was as if a star was shining upon it.
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Hand physio is awarded NIHR fellowship to develop carpal tunnel rehab guidelines
Specialist hand physiotherapist Lisa Newington has been awarded a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) fellowship.
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Cancer physio is recognised for voice in Welsh Assembly
An oncology physiotherapist has been recognised for her contribution to cancer rehabilitation beyond her professional role.
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Physio seconded to ‘world’s first’ study into exercise as a treatment for prostate cancer
A physiotherapist involved in investigating whether exercise can be a primary treatment for prostate cancer said the study was the first of its kind in the world.
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Physio becomes first AHP to graduate from new Harvard scheme
A physiotherapist has become the first allied health professional (AHP) to graduate from a new training programme run by a prestigious US university.
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CSP expresses anger at cuts to physiotherapy training places in England
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has condemned an announcement made today that Health Education England will cut the number of physiotherapy training places by 6.7% in 2016/17.