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  • Crisis needs physiotherapists to make Christmas happen for homeless people

    National homelessness charity Crisis is calling on physios to provide treatment at its temporary centres this Christmas.

    News — 7 October 2015 - 9:54am
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  • Evidence highlights benefits of physiotherapy in primary care

    Physiotherapists working in primary care can help to reverse conditions, improve quality of life, keep people out of hospital and reduce disability.


    News — 6 October 2015 - 9:05am
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    Evidence highlights benefits of physiotherapy in primary care
  • Physiotherapy staff march arm in arm with other health professionals in huge trade union demo

    The voice of physiotherapy was heard loudly on the streets of Manchester yesterday when tens of thousands protested against attacks on workplace rights and deep spending cuts.

    News — 5 October 2015 - 3:56pm
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  • NHS consortium starts takeover of Suffolk community health services

    A contract to provide community health services in Suffolk was back in NHS hands at the beginning of October.

    News — 2 October 2015 - 4:21pm
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  • Physio tracking systems can reduce hospital stay, says Nuffield Trust

    Real time information systems showing whether patients have received physiotherapy, tests and investigations can help shorten hospital stays, says the Nuffield Trust.

    News — 2 October 2015 - 11:48am
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    Physio tracking systems can reduce hospital stay, says Nuffield Trust
  • Physios practise their Nordic pole walking for Older people’s day

    Physios in South Wales were on their feet for Older people’s day to support a Nordic pole walking event in Cardiff.

    News — 2 October 2015 - 11:03am
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  • UK’s first physiotherapy support workers’ diploma launches in Wales

    Physio support workers in Wales will be given a chance to study for UK’s first support workers’ diploma launched on 1 October 2015. Its benefits include standardised training, skills development and accredited qualifications.

    News — 1 October 2015 - 3:34pm
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    UK’s first support workers’ diploma launches in Wales
  • Unions call for pay body to recommend NHS staff's lost earnings are restored

    The earnings of NHS staff lost through years of below-inflation pay rises should be restored, the CSP has demanded.

    News — 1 October 2015 - 12:17pm
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  • Physios launch a test on Older People’s Day to assess people’s risk of falling

    As part of its initiatives to support this year’s Older People’s Day, the CSP has launched a Get up and go video aimed at helping identify people who are most at risk of falling.

    News — 1 October 2015 - 7:00am
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    Physios launch a test on Older People’s Day to assess people’s risk of falling
  • Too young to fall? People’s chances of falling much higher than they think

    People in all age groups are under-estimating their risk of falling, a new survey has found.

    Press release — 1 October 2015 - 6:40am
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