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  • Major 2022 sporting event needs volunteers

    CSP members are invited to step forward as volunteers at next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham from 28 July–8 August.

    News — 16 July 2021 - 2:40pm
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  • Keep face coverings in healthcare settings, CSP says

    The CSP is backing calls for face coverings to remain mandatory in healthcare settings as restrictions lift.

    News — 14 July 2021 - 11:19am
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  • CSP updates Covid-19 community rehab standards

    The CSP has published a new version of its Covid-19 rehabilitation standards, which provides specific guidance about community-based rehab for people with Covid-19 and Long Covid. 

    News — 14 July 2021 - 12:05am
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  • Coming soon: new CSP MSK physiotherapy service standards and audit tool

    The CSP has embarked on an exciting project to create service standards and an audit tool for musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy services. 

    News — 13 July 2021 - 3:50pm
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  • CSP welcomes new model of collaboration and integration for health and social care in England

    The CSP has welcomed a shift towards greater collaboration and integration between healthcare sectors and settings in England, which is outlined in a new Health and Social Care Bill that was introduced to Parliament yesterday.

    News — 7 July 2021 - 9:56am
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    CSP consults on better ways to care for hip fracture patients
  • CSP Council election results – six new faces

    CSP Council chair Alex MacKenzie has congratulated the successful candidates elected to council.

    News — 6 July 2021 - 3:34pm
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  • CSP welcomes call for community-based approach to manage pelvic health

    The CSP’s Pelvic Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy (POGP) network has welcomed NICE draft guidelines recommending supervised training programmes for women with pelvic floor dysfunction.

    News — 5 July 2021 - 4:30pm
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    Strengthen your pelvic floor muscles by doing certain exercises
  • CSP extends PLI cover to students on placement with independent practitioners

    From today, CSP’s public liability insurance is being extended to cover students who are working under the supervision of any self-employed/sole trader physiotherapists. 

    News — 1 July 2021 - 5:44pm
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  • National healthcare uniform appears to receive 'overwhelming support'

    The NHS Supply Chain says its proposals for a consistent national uniform for NHS England staff has received overwhelming support after 75 per cent of allied health professionals surveyed backed the move.

    News — 1 July 2021 - 11:26am
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  • CSP stands for a fair pay rise for NHS birthday

    On the eve of the NHS’s 73rd birthday on Monday (5 July), the CSP has been organising with trade unionists from across the UK for a fair and significant pay rise for NHS staff.

    News — 1 July 2021 - 10:55am
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    Demos across the country call for fair pay for NHS physios