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The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted a product licence update for the botulinum toxin-A (BoNT-A) medicine Dysport® to make it clear that is can be administered by any appropriately trained and qualified healthcare professionals for the management of focal spasticity within licensed indications.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today detailed how local authorities, schools and workplaces can encourage physical activity.

Two CSP reps received awards at this year’s Annual Representative Conference, in recognition of their achievements making a difference in their respective workplaces.

England’s Interim NHS People Plan, published today, sets out plans for 5,000 more physiotherapists for primary care networks, a commitment to developing advanced practice and to improving allied health profession supply. However, no new money has been committed.

The CSP has given a cautious welcome to several of the recommendations of the Augar Review on post-18 education and funding in England,  published on 30 May.

The disability benefits system is not compliant with the Human Rights Act and should be reviewed, the CSP says.

Physiotherapy has not been included on a list of which professions should be treated as a special case in offering work visas to foreign nationals.

Physiotherapy may help employees deal with issues that might affect their health and work performance.

The First Contact Practitioner for MSK Services specification has been published by NHS England.

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