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  • Design Council and Arthritis Research UK offer £15,000 product development award

    Physios could be awarded thousands of pounds to help them develop products that will improve the quality of life of people with arthritis.

    News — 19 November 2015 - 5:55pm
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    The Design Council Spark Award
  • Continence care guide underlines the importance of specialist physiotherapy

    Adults and children with complex continence problems should be referred to a specialist service including physiotherapy, says NHS England

    News — 19 November 2015 - 11:55am
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  • Physiotherapy can help improve quality of life for older people with multiple long-term conditions, says NICE

    Older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions should receive multidisciplinary support, including physiotherapy.

    News — 18 November 2015 - 4:33pm
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    Physiotherapy can help improve quality of life for older people with multiple long-term conditions, says NICE
  • MSK injury risk rises after concussion, says Harlequins club doctor

    Physios working in sport should be aware that brain damage is not the only problem associated with concussion – the risk of musculoskeletal (MSK) injury also increases significantly after concussion.

    News — 17 November 2015 - 5:22pm
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    Physios should be aware of MSK effect of concussion
  • Physio makes a splash at international waterskiing championships

    A newly-qualified physio treated water skiers as old as 80 as an international water skiing competition came to the UK.

    News — 17 November 2015 - 7:30am
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    Physio makes a splash at international waterskiing championships
  • Support workers in Wales celebrate anniversary with new diploma

    Associate members celebrated the 21st birthday of them joining the CSP at the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff on 12 November.

    News — 16 November 2015 - 4:30pm
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    Support workers celebrate 21st anniversary of CSP membership
  • Halton CCG appoints physio to lead MSK review

    NHS commissioners in Cheshire have appointed physiotherapist Lisa Horne as their musculoskeletal (MSK) clinical lead, replacing the GP who previously held the post.

    News — 13 November 2015 - 2:18pm
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  • MPs pass bill that will curb right to strike

    The government’s controversial trade union bill has moved a step closer to becoming law, after it passed its final reading in the House of Commons on 10 November.

    News — 13 November 2015 - 11:57am
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  • CSP responds to latest NHS performance figures

    Investing in community services is the only way to reduce delayed discharges and get people home quicker, says CSP

    Press release — 12 November 2015 - 1:49pm
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    CSP responds to latest NHS performance figures
  • CSP expresses concern at Essex MSK cuts plan

    The CSP is seeking urgent talks with commissioners in Essex over ‘troubling’ plans to cut a musculoskeletal (MSK) outpatient physiotherapy service.

    News — 11 November 2015 - 4:02pm
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    CSP expresses concern at Essex MSK cuts plan