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There is growing evidence that physiotherapists working as the first point of contact in primary care can take pressure off GPs, save the NHS money and lead to better outcomes for patients.

Physio Melanie Thomas has hailed the appointment of a national leader for lymphoedema in children in Wales as ‘a really exciting development’.

The CSP wants members to join a delegation and take part in debates affecting their profession at the next TUC women’s conference.

Physiotherapists in Plymouth teamed up with occupational therapy staff to hold a falls awareness day.

Three CSP members are European sporting champions in Australian rules football.

Three students in the south eastern African country of Malawi are set to graduate as physiotherapists, thanks to a pioneering scholarship scheme.

Belfast Health and Care Trust has launched a £1.7million ‘hospital at home’ service in which physios will work seven days a week alongside nurses.

A physiotherapy-led ‘virtual’ fracture clinic (VFC) at Brighton and Sussex University Trust has saved the NHS £558,000 over two years, according Lucy Arnott, an extended scope practitioner at the trust.

Physiotherapists in England can expect to treat more people with learning disabilities as a result of a £45million plan to shift specialist care into the community.

Dr Fiona Macmillan, senior lecturer in physiotherapy at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, has become a principal fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).