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University of Salford physiotherapy undergraduates are putting their learning into practice by sitting for no longer than 30 minutes during lectures.

Stroke patients in England face hugely inconsistent care once they leave hospital, an audit of services by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy reveals.

Even the toughest person had a lump in their throat at a CSP event in Northern Ireland's Stormont building on 18 October.

Northern Ireland assembly and health committee member Paula Bradley gave a thumbs up for physiotherapists in meeting the future needs of a growing population of older people.

Healthcare in the future must shift to primary care, multidisciplinary working, involve patients and exploit IT, according to the CSP director Natalie Beswetherick.

NHS leaders would benefit from evidence about musculoskeletal (MSK) services, GP and healthcare entrepreneur Jonathan Serjeant told Frontline.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has named 10 local authority teams that it will work with on falls prevention.

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has welcomed the announcement of an injection of funds for the NHS by the Welsh government.

AGILE, the professional network for physiotherapists working with older people, held its annual conference in Newcastle from 8-9 October. Julie Penfold reports.

TV presenter Andrew Marr has backed the CSP’s call for sufficient numbers of physios to meet the growing needs of the UK population – particularly for stroke rehabilitation.