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  • CSP reps’ training gains external recognition

    Training for CSP workplace stewards and safety reps has gained the quality stamp of approval from the TUC.

    News — 29 November 2017 - 9:43am
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    CSP reps' training gains external recognition
  • Cyber security adviser warns physio businesses to prepare for data protection changes

    Physiotherapy businesses need to be more ‘cyber resilient’ and prepare for new legislation which will increase people’s rights to access their personal data.

    News — 28 November 2017 - 12:58pm
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    Cyber security adviser warns physio businesses to prepare for data protection changes
  • Physios need extra insurance cover in case of criminal allegations, says medico-legal expert

    Physiotherapy staff should consider having criminal defence insurance to cover them in the event of serious allegations, which could result in legal costs and loss of income.

    News — 28 November 2017 - 12:28pm
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    Physios need extra insurance cover in case of criminal allegations, says medico-legal expert
  • Neath physio technician voted UK support worker of the year

    John Clifford, a paediatric physiotherapy technician for 23 years and former coal miner, said he was proud to be named UK clinical support worker of the year.

    News — 23 November 2017 - 4:30pm
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    Neath physio technician voted UK support worker of the year
  • 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?’

    News — 23 November 2017 - 3:49pm
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    It's not too late: get your flu jab
  • 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.

    News — 23 November 2017 - 3:37pm
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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’
  • 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.

    News — 23 November 2017 - 3:05pm
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    Sell-out crowds mark successful collaboration between physiotherapists and British Geriatric Society
  • 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).

    News — 23 November 2017 - 12:50pm
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    Elaine Miller - Scottish parliament
  • 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.

    News — 23 November 2017 - 12:14pm
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    Pay Rally Oct 2018
  • 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.

    Press release — 23 November 2017 - 9:34am
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