Frontline
7 July 2010 issue
Cover story
- Life after death
Gill Hicks, the last survivor rescued from the London tube bombings, has rebuilt her life, with help from physios.
Author: Joanna Lyall
Features
- Now we are 50
Brought up to think they could do anything, thalidomiders, as they term themselves, are now experiencing the health problems of middle age. Jennifer Trueland investigates
Author: Jennifer Trueland
Focus
- On the move again
A focus of the CSP’s Move for Health campaign is the role of physiotherapy in keeping people in work.
- On the ball
Graham Clews meets a physio who helps visually impaired footballers stay at the very top of their game
Author: Graham Clews
- Time to be counted
Physios, more than most, should know the importance of organ donation, the CSP’s ‘champion’ tells Matthew Limb
Author: Matthew Limb
- Powerful position
Olly Lawder explains the whys and wherefores of brand positioning in the latest in our series on the CSP’s brand review
- Leading and learning
Graham Clews looks at the education and leadership theme at Congress 2010
Author: Graham Clews
News
- Finalist flies the flag for physiotherapy
Physio Linda Sidgwick won a finalist’s trophy in the Great British Care Awards at the Guildhall in London last month.
- Contract win ‘due to staff’
A trust’s head of physio, allied health professions and radiology has praised staff after the organisation landed a contract for a new community-based physiotherapy service.
Author: Matthew Limb
- European coup
A former CSP chair of Council has been elected the first UK chair of the European Region of the World Confederation for Physiotherapy.
Author: Graham Clews
- Have your say about supported learning
Have you got something to say about learning and professional development?
- Three peaks challenge
A team of physiotherapists climbed Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales all within 24 hours.
- Frontline takes top prize
A Frontline article on physios at music festivals took the ‘Best Feature’ award in the TUC Communications Awards 2010 at a presentation ceremony in London last week.
- Staff make the case against cuts
CSP members in Leicestershire have saved three jobs by putting forward a solid business case for retaining them.
Author: Gary Henson
- Putting policy into practice
An online resource for members looking to write a successful business case has been launched.
- CSP will make robust case for physio
Many key national performance targets are to be scrapped immediately, the government has announced. It has also
told the NHS to cut management costs.
- Having a ball at school
Four thousand children across the UK took part in Healthy School Days organised by the CSP last month.
Author: Sally Priestley
- Budget ‘divisive’, say unions
Unions including the CSP have criticised some proposals in the new coalition government’s ‘emergency’ budget as unfair and divisive.
Author: Matthew Limb
- Whiplash sceptics spark online debate
Insurance companies should foot the bill for whiplash treatment, say physios who fear that the NHS is being taken for a ride.
Author: Matthew Limb
- Backing for young athletes
A London physiotherapy practice is to help young British athletes gear up for the 2012 Olympic Games.
- CSP hits the headlines
News media around the world took up a CSP campaign last month highlighting the health damage caused by poor habits at work.
- ‘Excessive’ vetting scheme to be reviewed
The government has halted registration for a new scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to vet millions of people who work with children and vulnerable adults.
Author: Matthew Limb
- Olympic volunteers wanted
Physiotherapists are being given the chance to treat athletes at the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
Author: Graham Clews