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NHS England will regularly collect MSK data by 2018
NHS England will need to collect more data about musculoskeletal (MSK) patients and services by 2018 in the latest update to the NHS Mandate.
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Liverpool NHS trust’s AHP strategy to forge links between physios and researchers
Cooperation between physiotherapists and researchers at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust could be strengthened by the trust’s first strategy for allied health professions (AHPs).
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CSP welcomes HEFCE’s confirmation of teaching grant for physio education
The CSP has welcomed the announcement by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) that undergraduate pre-registration physiotherapy education will continue to receive some public funding in the form of a teaching grant.
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Ethnic minorities have fewer joint replacements, study finds
A study of more than 640,000 patient records shows that people from ethnic minorities are less likely to have hip or knee replacement surgery than their white counterparts.
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Sports clinic launches appointments app
A private orthopaedic and sports injury clinic has introduced an app so that patients can arrange appointments on their iPhones.
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King’s Fund highlights 90% rise in hip replacements over six years
Despite funding pressures on England’s NHS, elective hip replacements increased by 90 per cent in the six years to 2016, says the King’s Fund.
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CSP supports review of controlled drugs that physiotherapists can prescribe
A list of controlled drugs that independent prescribing physiotherapists are able to use is to be revised.
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CSP endorses Arthritis Research UK exercise guide for MSK conditions
Arthritis Research UK has published a guide to physical activity interventions for people with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions aimed at commissioners and providers of local services.
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Central London GP practice continues physio-led exercise classes
A central London GP practice is still running physio-led exercise classes for NHS patients, despite the withdrawal of public funding three years ago.
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CSP Scotland conference: Innovative approach to surgery raises scope of practice queries
The CSP has undertaken to continue to clarify scope of practice issues raised by a trailblazing approach to the treatment of children with club foot.