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  • ‘Mix of in-person and remote consultations best’ - CSP

    The CSP is recommending a mix of in-person and remote consultations are best for future service delivery models based on the findings of a national evaluation of remote physiotherapy services.

    News — 9 February 2022 - 2:30pm
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  • Resignation of first minister may cause delays to vital health service decisions, CSP warns

    The CSP is warning about potentially damaging delays to the governance of health services in Northern Ireland, following the resignation of DUP MLA Paul Givan as first minister of the Northern Ireland Executive. 

    News — 9 February 2022 - 10:10am
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  • Tackle service pressures by expanding the physio workforce, CSP tells government

    Physiotherapy staffing numbers need to be increased, to help relieve pressure on the NHS and to meet the commitments made in the NHS Long Term Plan.

    News — 8 February 2022 - 5:55pm
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    Scottish primary care workforce plan advances first contact physiotherapists
  • CSP calls for rehab boost as part of NHS recovery plan

    The CSP has welcomed plans to tackle record NHS waiting lists in England – but called for rehab provision to be boosted too to tackle huge demand.

    News — 8 February 2022 - 3:49pm
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     Physiotherapy education before major abdominal surgery reduces lung complication
  • CSP president secures health minister’s commitment to improve rehab, as Lords debate new ICSs

    CSP president Baroness Finlay of Llandaff has tabled amendments to the Health and Care Bill calling for community rehabilitation plans and leads in every integrated care system (ICS).

    News — 2 February 2022 - 3:08pm
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    Baroness Finlay presenting CSP amendments to the Health and Care Bill
  • MACP launches new 'fast-track' membership

    The Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) has gained its first graduate in the accelerated portfolio pathway to full MACP membership.

    News — 1 February 2022 - 1:35pm
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    Andrew Cuff, the first MACP accelerated pathway graduate
  • CSP welcomes vaccines U-turn but warns against back door mandation

    The government has this evening announced that it is abandoning the legal requirement for healthcare workers to be Covid vaccinated.

    News — 31 January 2022 - 8:59pm
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  • MSK physiotherapy service standards launched

    The first Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy Service Standards have been launched.

    News — 27 January 2022 - 9:00am
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    MSK physio service standards
  • CSP concerned at downgrading of Covid safety measures

    The CSP is alarmed by the premature stepping down of Covid safety measures. As a result, the CSP has taken the decision not to fully reopen our London office.

    News — 26 January 2022 - 2:28pm
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  • Share your views on how to support people waiting for hip and knee surgery

    CSP is working with NHS England and partners to help ‘crowdsource’ ideas about how people can best be supported while they wait for hip or knee replacement surgery.

    News — 25 January 2022 - 10:43am
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