Official standards to ensure people with acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receive timely rehabilitation could help physios to secure funding for their services, the CSP has said.
Nearly all stroke patients in Wales see a physio within 72 hours
The proportion of people seen by a physiotherapist within 72 hours of a stroke has risen from 92 per cent to 96 per cent over the past three years, says the Welsh government.
Critical that every contact counts in obesity fight, says CSP
Taking more patients' BMI scores in GP settings and referring them into weight management services would be a proactive step in the fight against obesity, says the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
GPs and patients need to talk about physio as an alternative to surgery, says Scotland health chief
Doctors and patients need to have more discussions about therapy as an alternative to surgery or drugs, Scotland’s chief medical officer has suggested.
Look at the big picture of care for older people, says NHS Confederation
An NHS Confederation commission on improving urgent care for older people is calling for fresh ways to measure services across entire systems, not just a single organisation or department.
