Frontline magazine
01 September 2010 issue
Cover story
- Preserving the past
More than a century of the profession’s history is documented in hundreds of boxes at London’s Wellcome Library. Graham Clews investigates
Author: Graham Clews
Features
- Why do it?
With Congress almost upon us, experienced delegates and a first-time visitor tell Sally Priestley what attracts them
Author: Sally Priestley
- Pay and power
The 1970s ushered in huge changes in physios’ pay, and professional status. Matthew Limb reports
Author: Matthew Limb
Focus
- Time to cast your opinion on the CSP’s new logo
We are now entering the final stages of the CSP branding project.
- Get on board
Physiotherapists must prepare to influence the new arrangements proposed for commissioning, urges chief health professions officer Karen Middleton in an exclusive interview with Graham Clews
Author: Graham Clews
News
- Clarification
An error in our feature ‘Sporting chances’ (21 July) accidentally misrepresented Penny Broomhead’s work with British paralympic athletes.
- Cancer champions
Young cancer patients in Manchester are bouncing back into action on a coaching scheme set up by the Christie hospital and the Northern Lawn Tennis Club.
Author: Janet Wright
- Hospital probes mystery illness
Health and safety officers are investigating a mystery complaint that sent staff at a Scottish physiotherapy department for treatment in A&E.
Author: Graham Clews and Janet Wright
- Name change signals way forward
St George’s school of physiotherapy, part of the University of London, has changed its name to the school of rehabilitation sciences to reflect developments in healthcare.
Author: Matthew Limb
- Zimmer man’s solo album
Rock-star physio John Langridge has made his first solo album.
Author: Janet Wright
- viewpoint - Sitting pretty?
Benjamin Drew, one of our reader columnists, ponders a dilemma for hospital healthcare professionals
- Extra resource for members
CSP members now have free online access to the Physiotherapy journal at www.physiotherapyjournal.com/issues
Author: Gary Henson
- Professional fees win for bank staff
Five physiotherapists on bank contracts will have their professional registration expenses partly paid by their employers Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT following the intervention of their CSP steward.
Author: Gary Henson
- Uncertain progress on personal health budgets
The use of personal health budgets within the NHS has been dogged by problems since they were introduced in a number of pilot areas last year, a report has found.
Author: Graham Clews and Joanna Lyall
- Challenge of core principles
Critics of Pilates exercise are being misled by outdated research, unbalanced exercise routines and poor teaching, says physiotherapist and Pilates specialist Glenn Withers.
Author: Janet Wright
- Beach games for Bournemouth physios
Physiotherapists from the Royal Bournemouth and Poole hospitals took to the beach for an evening of sporting activities aimed at encouraging departments to mix and mingle.
Author: Sally Priestley
- Pitfalls of non-registration
Two sports physios who have had unrelated claims of malpractice brought against them have been found to be practising without HPC registration, making their CSP membership and public liability insurance cover invalid.
Author: Sally Priestley