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Free CPD resources for CSP members
The society’s new e-Portfolio and Learning Hub allows members to create, engage and share. Isabella Sarpong, learning and development officer, at the CSP explains.
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Physio wins digital pioneer award for use of modems to help patients at home
A physiotherapist who uses technology to help monitor patients who receive non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at home has received an award for being a digital pioneer.
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Bupa renews contracts for physio network members
Private healthcare company Bupa is renewing the contracts it holds with physiotherapists who belong to its physio network for 2017-19.
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Theresa May praises physio’s work in Sierra Leone
The British prime minister has praised a physiotherapist for her ‘life transforming’ work with children in Sierra Leone.
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Physio technician wins patient nominated AHP award
A physio technician was nominated for an award by satisfied patients in recognition of her kindness, efficiency and good work.
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CSP contributes to NICE quality standard on healthy workplaces
The CSP has had input into new national advice about how employers can help improve their staff’s mental and physical health and wellbeing.
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Report shows rise in physiotherapy in primary care in Wales
Greater use of physiotherapy in primary care has been highlighted in a report on how GP services are provided for older people in Wales.
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Volunteer physios set up disabled ski club
A group of Scottish physios have set up a low-cost skiing club for disabled people in the Cairngorm mountains.
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CSP members win travel time grievance
CSP members in West Yorkshire have successfully resisted their employer’s proposal to withdraw travel time to and from outreach clinics at the beginning and end of each day.
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CSP seeks clarification on risk of fentanyl patches in pools
The CSP is clarifying whether exercising in hydrotherapy pools, which may raise body temperature, could be a risk for patients wearing fentanyl transdermal patches.