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It’s not too late: get your flu jab
With many NHS staff unvaccinated against flu, Natalie Beswetherick, the CSP’s director of practice and development, asked: ‘I have had my flu jab. Have you?’
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Ageing expert says exercise regimes for frail older people ‘must be prescribed and delivered with the same care as drug therapies’
Physiotherapists should stop ‘taking it on the chin’ by bearing the brunt of financial restraints that prevent them from delivering effective interventions to improve the lives and confidence of frail older people.
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Sell-out crowds mark successful collaboration between physiotherapists and British Geriatric Society
The British Geriatric Society (BGS) devoted part of its 70th anniversary conference to a co-production with Agile – the CSP’s professional network for physiotherapists working with older people.
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Physio takes MSPs by storm
In one of the most unlikely venues for stand up, comedian and pelvic health physiotherapist Elaine Miller performed her award-winning Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Gusset Grippers, at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday (21 November).
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Physio staff need a pay rise says CSP after budget disappointment
The budget announcement falls far short of what is needed for a fair pay award and to help the NHS to provide quality care, according to Claire Sullivan, director of employment relations and union services at the CSP.
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Budget funding falls short and pay rise needed by all, says CSP
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has expressed disappointment at the Budget unveiled by the chancellor, Philip Hammond.
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Chancellor fails to fully fund NHS funding
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s announcement of £2.8 billion extra for the NHS in England has been branded ‘disappointing’ by Natalie Beswetherick, the CSP’s director of practice and development.
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Physios can ‘demystify success’ to create world-class teams, says Team GB Olympic lead
Phil Glasgow, Team GB’s chief physio at the Rio Olympics in 2016, has told physiotherapy staff to make excellence a habit, by developing their leadership skills.
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£1.1m pessary trial could provide physiotherapists with new treatment options
A £1.1 million trial will assess whether a self-management programme could offer physiotherapists new treatment options to improve the lives of women with pelvic organ prolapse.
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Falls risk screening tools ‘not accurate’ new report warns
A new report warns physiotherapists that falls risk screening or prediction tools are not an accurate enough assessment device and should not be used in hospitals.