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  • Physios launch a test on Older People’s Day to assess people’s risk of falling

    As part of its initiatives to support this year’s Older People’s Day, the CSP has launched a Get up and go video aimed at helping identify people who are most at risk of falling.

    News — 1 October 2015 - 7:00am
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    Physios launch a test on Older People’s Day to assess people’s risk of falling
  • Too young to fall? People’s chances of falling much higher than they think

    People in all age groups are under-estimating their risk of falling, a new survey has found.

    Press release — 1 October 2015 - 6:40am
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  • Call for physios to inspire ‘one-stop shop’ for best clinical care

    The CSP wants members to contribute to the development of Inspire, a ‘one-stop shop’ for guidelines relevant to cardio-respiratory physiotherapy.

    News — 30 September 2015 - 4:57pm
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  • Physios support first Sporting Senior Games

    Physiotherapists helped military veterans who took part in the UK’s first Sporting Senior Games, held in Glasgow on 19 September.

    News — 29 September 2015 - 2:48pm
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    Physios support first Sporting Senior Games
  • Physios and GPs could work more closely in Scotland’s new-look primary care

    A redesign of primary care in Scotland will focus on multidisciplinary working between GPs and other health professionals, including physiotherapists.

    News — 29 September 2015 - 11:48am
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  • Redcar physios make step-change in equipment design

    Physiotherapists in north Yorkshire have teamed up with clinical engineers to design an innovative set of mock stairs.

    News — 28 September 2015 - 12:57pm
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  • Physio student funding review must safeguard entry to the profession and workforce supply, CSP chief tells ministers

    Any changes to funding for physiotherapy education must safeguard workforce supply and entry to the profession, Karen Middleton says in letters to three government ministers

    News — 25 September 2015 - 11:10am
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    Physio student funding review must safeguard entry to the profession and workforce supply, CSP chief tells ministers
  • University of Oxford physios to launch back pain management programme

    Physiotherapy researchers at the University of Oxford are launching an evidence-based programme that combines a cognitive behavioural approach with exercise to help people manage persistent low back pain.

    News — 23 September 2015 - 5:01pm
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  • Physios should communicate more with home care staff, says NICE

    Healthcare practitioners, such as physiotherapists, need to liaise with home care workers to ensure older people receive integrated, person-centred care.

    News — 23 September 2015 - 1:14pm
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    Physios should communicate more with home care staff, says NICE
  • Physios help cricket heroes raise funds for injured soldiers

    Two military physiotherapists have helped some of the world's best known cricketers to raise money for wounded British soldiers.

    News — 22 September 2015 - 11:20am
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