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  • Scottish rheumatology services are understaffed, say nine in 10 NHS staff

    More than 90 per cent of Scottish health professionals working in rheumatology units believe their service is understaffed, an investigation has found.

    News — 7 March 2016 - 4:58pm
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    Scottish rheumatology services are understaffed, say nine in 10 NHS staff
  • Register for CSP Wales conference 2016

    This year's conference takes place on Tuesday 28 June at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff.

    News — 7 March 2016 - 11:12am
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    Register for CSP Wales conference 2016
  • Fellowships help physios gain advanced practitioner skills

    Band 6 physios in east Staffordshire are gaining valuable experience of band 7 roles, thanks to an innovative fellowship scheme.

    News — 7 March 2016 - 10:53am
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  • NHS wellbeing scheme 'a win for patients as well as staff', says CSP

    The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has welcomed a move by NHS England to give staff better access to MSK physiotherapy services.

    Press release — 5 March 2016 - 9:11am
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  • Research body awards £267,000 for stroke rehab study on standing frames

    A physiotherapist has been awarded more than £260,000 to find out if standing frames can be used to help people recover from a severe stroke.

    News — 4 March 2016 - 10:45am
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  • Physios should ask people if their homes are cold, says NICE

    Physiotherapists could help to prevent winter deaths and illnesses, simply by asking vulnerable people if they live in a cold home.

    News — 4 March 2016 - 1:00am
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    Physiotherapy can help improve quality of life for older people with multiple long-term conditions, says NICE
  • Codi a Mynd: CSP falls prevention booklet gets Welsh translation

    Public Health Wales (PHW) has paid £5,000 towards a print run of 23,000 bilingual versions of a falls prevention booklet.

    News — 26 February 2016 - 1:17pm
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  • Physio plans charity to help colleagues work in disaster areas

    A physiotherapist is setting up a new charity designed to support physios wanting to use their skills in disaster and conflict zones.

    News — 26 February 2016 - 12:13pm
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  • NHS England must reduce variations in neuro services, says government

    People with neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease and epilepsy, are not receiving consistent services.

    News — 26 February 2016 - 11:17am
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  • Scottish university launches first doctorate of physiotherapy course in the UK

    Physiotherapists in Scotland have developed the UK’s first doctorate of physiotherapy course.

    News — 26 February 2016 - 9:48am
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