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Frontline is the physios’ magazine from the CSP, sent direct to every member 21 times a year

News In pictures: the health benefi ts of quinoa 6

HCPC plans to put up its fees by 12.5 per cent 8

Simulated patient project gains funding 10

CSP launches new CPD resource 12

Women’s boat race is an equality fi rst 14

FeaturesHas a charity cracked integrated care? 24

One year on: independent prescribing 28

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RegularsComment: your emails and views 4

In focus: general election special 15

Physio fi ndings: latest research 18

Hot topic: our new ‘head to head’ column looks at trigger points 20

In person: Karen Middleton’s tips on getting a new job 32

Networks & networking: what’s going on locally and at CSP-linked professional groups 35

Courses & conferences: your guide to better practice 48

Recruitment: working with people who have epilepsy or cancer 56

3 minutes: Ruth Hunter, a fellow with the National Institute for Health Research 66

Proceed with cautionI read Karen Middleton’s column (page 35, 4 March). I agree that ‘diverse thinking’ should be encouraged and can see the benefi ts for patients, services and other systems. Karen also pointed out that diverse thinking can help avoid ‘group think’ and enable creative solutions to diffi cult problems.

However, I do think that ‘thought diversity’ needs to come with a word of caution. I am certain this was not intended by Karen, but there is a danger that ‘diverse thinking’ is seen as a replacement,

rather than an addition, to seeking ‘diverse perspectives’. If diverse thinking solutions continually arise from those who are privileged, this might further marginalise minority perspectives. ‘Dominant think’ is as problematic as ‘group think’.■ John Hammond, chair, equality and diversity committee, St George’s, University of London

Enough alreadyI totally agree with the letter headed Future shock (18 March). Do we wish to be part of a fantastic profession

You’ve added...MA Coles responded to a news item titled CSP launches online resources to boost continuing professional development: ■ As a still-registered physiotherapist of 47 years’ experience, I’m delighted to see this development.

I have always followed these ways of promoting good practice and personal development and fortunately keep a record of reading material and courses attended together with refl ective writing on my practice.

This has now enabled me to attend Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge to pursue an MSc in public health.

It is equipping me to continue to have a voice in delivery of patient care and policy.

Firm footing

A bout 150 CSP members gathered at the Curl sports centre in Aberdeen last month. It would be hard to think of

a more appropriate fi tting venue for an awareness-raising Physio Works event in Scotland. Not only did the sport of curling originate in Scotland, but the setting also gave delegates opportunities to watch groups of older competitors playing games on the ice during delegates’ refreshment breaks.

I had met two physios with a remit to reduce the risk of falls in the Highland region the previous day, It was hard not to be impressed by the dexterity and skill displayed by the energetic participants wielding their curling brooms and stones. I couldn’t help wondering if a research-minded physio might

be able to show that taking part in curling cuts down the likelihood of falling in later life.

A letter by Andrew Mooney on the meaning of evidence-based medicine in the last issue of Frontline prompted two physios to join the debate (see letters, right). We are keen to spotlight contrasting perspectives on clinically-related topics where we can. For example, see our new Hot topic feature on trigger points on page 21. As always, we would like to hear your

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CFCampbell responded to a news item titled Encourage everyone to be more active – even if their weight is healthy, says NICE.n Before we as a profession apply recommended exercise guidelines we have to, each individually, ask if we are in the status as a prime example to advise. Can we also advise

in the capacity as relative experts in the field, ie are the advisers comfortable from being practically experienced in what is being directed.

Have you tried and tested the exercise regime you are prescribing or is it something learned from a book; because we are almost tending to become an exercise coach.

Ready and ableI read the article regarding the CSP’s call for investment in physiotherapy for incontinence (page 12, 18 March). Having spent part of my clinical career as a pelvic, obstetric and gynae (POG) specialist I agree with this sentiment.

I was, however, puzzled by Doreen McClurg’s statement that ‘this speciality is not taught at undergraduate level’. As lecturer/placement support tutor, I can assure Ms McClurg that our students are very well taught regarding POG physiotherapy.

We are very fortunate in having a team of very experienced, committed POG specialists who join us for a day and a half each year to teach level five students. n Gail Everett, Cardiff University

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Got something to say?Write to us or comment on articles from the latest issue of Frontline online. Log in at: www.csp.org.uk/frontline and then go to the current issue section. You will also find icons to like on Facebook or tweet articles. Comments posted online may be edited for print.

Pain debateA posting in mid-February titled Neuroscience-based pain education: resounding success, or damp squib? led to a lively discussion, with 21 comments being made over the next couple of months.

Blaise asked: Do you see patients with persistent/chronic pain? For at least a decade (to my knowledge) the use of neuroscience-based pain education has been considered a fundamental element of physiotherapy education for the individual experiencing persistent/chronic pain.

Blaise continued: This is an area ripe for a dose of critical deconstruction so I invite you to explain what you find to be useful – or not – about delivering such pain education to those who you see, backing up what you share with a variety of evidence (research, practice-based, philosophical perspectives, critical thinking and so on). qqq468

Achilles problemHeather Robinson’s plea for advice on treating a patient with a stubborn problem prompted many members to offer suggestions. The posting said: I have a patient who has been suffering achilles tendonitis for approx five months. She also has RA. Initially she continued running on her sore ach lles before seeking advice which worsened her condition.n Follow, or contribute, to members’ responses at: qqq469

icsptalkwww.csp.org.uk/icsp is our member-only online discussion forum. Log in to read and comment on discussions about clinical, professional and employment issues.

To follow these debates, or make your own contribution to them, log on to: www.csp.org.uk and enter the ‘qqq’ code above into the search box

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we are all proud of or a second rate ineffective service? Time to say enough is enough. Please CSP stop the rot and help our profession survive into the next decade. We are wonderful at what we do, help us do it!n Amanda Weller

Forward thinkingI refer to Andrew Mooney’s letter headed Stifling innovation (4 March). I agree that anecdotal evidence needs to be given equal

importance to evidence-based medicine (EBM).

All physios need to make their own observations, assessments and judgements to what would be the best treatment and to where their findings disagree with current EBM literature they need to be able to give a persuasive critique. This, I believe, is the only way forward for our profession to grow in knowledge, EBM research and autonomy. n Jacqueline Wright

Sackett and see Mr Mooney has an incorrect understanding of the meaning of evidence based medicine (EBM) (letters, 4 March). The most frequently used definition of EBM is that devised by David Sackett in a BMJ article where he explicitly defines it as ‘the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values’ (Sackett et al 1996).Also see: www.cebm.netn Samantha Densem

Are you on Twitter yet? If so, here are some examples of recent physio-related tweets from people who you might want to follow. Use the hashtag – which indexes a subject on Twitter – to follow discussions on a specific topic, such as #ARC15 for our annual representative conference.

PhysioChris: Is exercise effective for the management of subacromial impingement syndrome? A systematic review: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1356689X15000661

lesleyahpd: Great to hear the fact that #physioworks being extolled on @BBCRadio4#thearchers (April 5 omnibus edition, approx 20 minutes in)

profchrisham: check out your knowledge of what political leaders have said about the NHS in new quiz from @TheKingsFund http://bit.ly/1IvdMm8

If you’re not yet tweeting, don’t miss out! It’s a great way of keeping in touch with other CSP members and could help with your CPD. Get started by setting up your account at: https//twitter.com

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Health has found that eating a daily bowl of quinoa reduces the risk of premature death from cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease and diabetes by 17 per cent.Source: The Daily Telegraphhttp://bit.ly/1xgH8jS

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on research that has shown tablets and mobile devices cause three times as much strain on our neck muscles as desktop computers.Source: Daily Mailhttp://dailym.ai/1xyINlB

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risk a BMJ study shows.http://bbc.in/1HLhHuu

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on the benefits of ballet for older women, neurological physiotherapist Daphne Cushnie says dance can have a positive impact on the mind.Source: Daily Mailhttp://dailym.ai/1Ng01FJ

5Patients should be offered relationship

advice by the NHS to boost chances of surviving long-term conditions, charities say today. Source: The Times(subscription only)

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England getsnew autism strategy

An updated adult autism strategy has been launched by the government in England, following a consultation at the end of last year. It includes guidance on training for staff providing services to, and on identifying and diagnosing autism.

Autism Alliance UK, the umbrella body for UK autism charities, has launched its own social media site for people with autism and their families.

More informationVisit: www.gov.uk and search for ‘autism strategy’To connect with like-minded people visit: www.autism-connect.org.uk

Have your hike, CSP e The CSP is urging members to register their concern over a proposed increase in Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration fees of 12.5 per cent for physiotherapists.

It has published a consultation that would see fees jump from £80 to £90 a year, although most physiotherapists will see their annual payments increase by 18 per cent from their last payment of £76. This is because a previous increase sanctioned by the HCPC has yet to apply to all physios.

CSP chief executive Karen Middleton said: ‘The CSP is concerned by the proposed 12.5 per cent rise in HCPC registration fee, as physios have had real terms pay cuts. I encourage members to respond directly to the HCPC via their website.’

UK physiotherapists who are already independent prescribers will be able to prescribe controlled drugs, such as morphine, following legal changes agreed by the government.

The Home Offi ce approved changes to the regulations on the misuse of drugs on 4 March. The amendments pave the way for new legislation that will allow suitably qualifi ed physios to prescribe a limited list of seven controlled drugs.

The seven drugs, which are classed as ‘controlled’ because they are liable to misuse and abuse, include temazepam, diazepam, morphine and dihydrocodeine.

CSP professional adviser Pip White has been closely involved in the campaign for independent prescribing rights for physiotherapists.

She told Frontline: ‘This is great news for patients receiving care from prescribing physios, and it marks another

milestone in the development of physiotherapists’ prescribing rights.’

A date has not yet been set for when the new law will take effect but Ms White said she hoped the changes would occur simultaneously across the UK.

She added that Northern Ireland is currently amending its own controlled drugs legislation.

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The HCPC said the proposed increase in its fees was ‘instigated’ by a government decision to cease funding the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), which oversees the HCPC and other health and care regulators.

Instead, the bodies overseen by the PSA will be charged, based on registrant numbers, which the HCPC estimates will cost it £1million a year.

But in fact, half of the proposed increase will go towards fi tness to practise costs, including creating a dedicated space at the council’s London offi ces for fi tness to practise hearings, and only one third will be taken up by PSA fees.

HCPC chief executive and registrar Marc Seale, said he was ‘disappointed’ by the government’s decision on PSA funding because it would have a ‘disproportionate impact’ on registrants.

Other fees charged by the HCPC are planned to increase by the same rate as registration fees, apart from its restoration fee, which would almost treble – from £200 to £585.

The consultation closes on 6 May.■ Graham Clews

More informationTo respond to the consultation go to: www.research.net/s/consultationhcpcregistrationfees

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ibe controlled drugs guidance about independent prescribing is available in the CSP publication PD026 Practice guidance for physiotherapy supplementary and independent prescribers.

However, CSP professional adviser Stuart Palma pointed out: ‘Both the CSP and Department of Health are aware that the Home Offi ce list of controlled drugs is already out of date – this was an expected adverse effect of having “list based” prescribing

rights. This is currently being looked at and will be updated.’■ Robert Millett

More informationPD026 Practice guidance for physiotherapy supplementary and independent prescriberswww.csp.org.uk/pd26 (member log in required)See page 28 for article on independent prescribers

Pip White, CSP professional adviser, welcomes changes

Introducing seven-day services could fuel recruitment problems in England unless the government and employers take an evidence-based approach and provide fair reward for working unsocial hours.

Giving oral evidence to the NHS pay review body (PRB) on seven-day services last month, the CSP and other health unions urged the Westminster government to engage the whole workforce if the initiative were to be expanded.

The PRB had been asked by health secretary Jeremy Hunt to consider the fi nancial implications of greater evening and weekend working. CSP assistant director Peter Finch said health unions strongly objected to evidence from both the Department of Health and NHS Employers in England that focused on cutting existing unsocial hours payments for Agenda for Change staff.

‘We told the PRB that we recognise that service provision in the NHS will continue to evolve and change,’ he said.

‘But staff have suffered fi ve years of pay restraint and repeated attacks on terms and conditions.’ CSP members were angry and increasing signs of recruitment problems were appearing, he added.

The PRB is due to report with its recommendations in July.■ Graham Clews

NewsDigestCSP urges physios to prepare for patient commissioners

Karen Middleton, CSP’s chief executive, has urged members to prepare for a surge in demand for physiotherapy after a fi rst wave of 10,000 people gained control of their personal health budgets.

The new arrangement means patients will be assessed and then given a budget from public funds to spend directly on the services they need, including physiotherapy. It’s an arrangement that has been operating in social care for many years, but this is the fi rst time it has been applied to health care needs.

On 1 April NHS England and the Local Government Association announced the fi rst eight sites that will combine health and social care funding for individuals and enable them to take control of how it is used.

Ms Middleton said: ‘We know that when patients have control of their own funding they choose to purchase physiotherapy.

‘So physiotherapists need to be prepared to

respond to this health and social care demand – with the patient as the commissioner.’

According to NHS England, the aim of the initiative is to end fragmented ‘l ke-it-or-lump-it’ health and social care. Instead, individuals with complex needs will be able to decide on the blend of support they want.

‘Integrated personal commissioning gives families the chance to make a reality of person-level health and social care integration, as the NHS moves beyond just asking “what’s the matter with you?” to “what matters to you?”,’said the head of the NHS in England, Simon Stevens.

The fi rst eight sites to offer integrated personal commissioning are in Barnsley, Cheshire west and Chester, Luton, Stockton on Tees, Tower Hamlets in east London, Hampshire, Portsmouth and the south west of England.

NHS England said further sites will be identifi ed later in 2015.■ Gill Hitchcock

Physios aid Team GB athletes in CTwo physiotherapists from Salford University have spent a week in China supporting Britain’s best cross-country athletes.

Master’s student Alex O’Gorman and physiotherapy lecturer Duncan Mason went to Guiyang to help 17 Team GB athletes who were competing in the World Cross Country Championships on 28 March.

Mr O’Gorman, who is studying for an MSc degree in strength

and conditioning, had previously worked with endurance athletes at the European track and fi eld championships in France in 2014.

He said: ‘In the lead up to the race we provided hands on treatment for any ongoing issues, and preventive maintenance and sports massage.

‘Then during the event we assisted with any supportive taping they needed. We

also helped get them ready, making sure they warmed up in time and had their numbers attached and spikes on.

‘At the end they can be extremely exhausted. So our job is to get them through that

period and help with recovery.’Although China has a

notorious pollution problem Mr O’Gorman said the air quality did not appear to affect the athletes, but the team’s management did consider

In the lead up to the race we provided hands on treatment for any ongoing issues, and preventive maintenance and sports massage Alex O’Gorman

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A physiotherapy-led team has received a £152,000 grant to help standardise the work of people who act as patients in research and education programmes for healthcare professionals.

The NHS Health Education North West education and training board awarded the grant to a project at Manchester Metropolitan University. It is designed to improve the training of people who portray patients or their relatives for clinical learning.

Suzanne Gough, a physiotherapy lecturer at the university and principal investigator on the project, said: ‘This scheme is the UK’s fi rst regional, standardised

and evidence-based approach to the training of simulated patients and their trainers.

‘In the past simulated patients have been involved in exams or assessments, but few of them have been trained in a set way

because there were no regional or national training programmes.’

Manchester Metropolitan University has already produced a framework aimed at ensuring that all simulated patient volunteers in the region receive the same standard of training.

The new money will enable the university to further develop and roll out the scheme.

It includes an e-learning module and a workshop, which incorporates techniques from the performing arts.■ Robert Millett

More informationwww.mmu.ac.uk/simulatedpatient

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hinathe region’s high altitude.

‘Pollution wasn’t a major factor but the course was at a slight altitude which does have an effect on endurance events,’ he said.

‘That is why British Athletics fl ew the squad out a week early – to help them acclimatise, get used to the time difference and ensure that the altitude wouldn’t have much effect on competition day.’■ Robert Millett Physiotherapist Alex O’Gorman tapes the ankle

of British cross country athlete Rhona Auckland

W@WD project helps to maintain healthy habits

A short-term project inspired by Workout at Work Day (W@WD) last year has led to ongoing healthier habits by most of the participants.

In May 2014 Cardiff-based occupational physiotherapist James Rind marked the CSP’s health promotion day by organising a three-week walking project for local workers.

‘The aim was to encourage people to build physical activity into their working days,’ said Mr Rind.

‘So I met with the group every Monday and took them for a 45-minute walk, and then I encouraged them to do something independent on Wednesday and Friday.’

Nearly a year on Mr Rind decided to collect some feedback from the people who had taken part. He emailed the participants and asked if they had been able to integrate walking into their day-to-day lives since the project ended.

Out of the 11 people who participated six replied. Two of them reported that they were still taking regular lunchtime walks and two said they were when the weather was good, and intended to increase their activity levels in the summer.

Mr Rind told Frontline: ‘Although this was a very small study, I think the feedback is quite signifi cant.’

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New interactive resources to help CSP members maximise opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD) are available on the society’s website.

The CPD habits information sets, published as PDFs and videos, have been developed in response to members’ requests for accessible information about CPD. They have been designed to help members fulfi l their professional responsibilities and deliver the best care for patients.

The cover a range of issues, including:• critical thinking • refl ective practice • keeping a portfolio Resources about person-centred professionalism are online as a series of PDFs, which are designed to help members optimise patient care. A further online resource, focusing on service user involvement in CPD, will go live later this month.

Abigail Onuoha, a physiotherapy student at the University of Essex, was encouraged by her lecturer and CSP learning champion Joanne

Etherton to use CPD habits for refl ective practice.

‘I think the CPD habits series will be extremely useful to members in developing their portfolios. I think of them as an aide-memoire that physiotherapists will be able to refer back to,’ Ms Onuoha said.■ Gill Hitchcock

More informationCPD habits (2nd edition)www.csp.org.uk/node/445361

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Roles for advance practitioner physios in primary care settings in North Wales offer a ‘golden opportunity’, according to the head of physiotherapy and clinical support services at Betsi Cadwaladr health board.

Jan Fereday Smith was speaking about four pilot projects in Gwynedd where physios rather than GPs are providing consultations for people presenting with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.

The aim is to relieve pressure on GP services by triaging patients to physiotherapy and other services, and prescribing or injecting medicines for MSK problems.

Independent prescribers Rob Caine and Cathy Wynne were involved in the pilots. One, in Barmouth, has been running for 12 months, while three pilots in Pwllheli, Nefyn and Blaenau Ffestiniog started in January. Ms Fereday Smith said other over-stretched GP services in north Wales are keen to

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Physiotherapists were part of a team recognised for an innovative service that helps get hip fracture patients home faster. The multidisciplinary team from Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS trust were runners up in the annual Patient Experience Network national awards in Birmingham on 11 March. Senior physiotherapists Nathalie Bradford and Hannah Shaw are part of the hospital’s early supported discharge service, which started in September last year. According to data collected by the trust it has reduced the average length of stay for patients with a fractured neck or femur from 22.9 days to 8.8 days.

Use data to show your value, physios told

introduce something similar.‘This is not a traditional physiotherapy role,

it’s an advanced practitioner model,’ she said. ‘The physio is working as a GP and has a 10 or 15 minute appointment with patients.’

However, gaps in staffi ng levels in MSK physiotherapy and orthopaedic clinics have opened up where advanced practitioner physios have left to work in primary care.

‘We are trying to roll this out in a phased way, but there is such pressure in the system,’ said Ms Fereday Smith. ‘The biggest challenge is training physios quickly to meet the demand.’■ Gill Hitchcock

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Physiotherapists should use data to demonstrate the high levels of public satisfaction with their services, according to the chair of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Anna van der Gaag said an Ipsos Mori survey commissioned by the HCPC showed that most people were satisfi ed with the services of allied health professions (AHPs). Only four per cent said they were not.

‘So make use of that kind of data to make your case for why the services of AHPs are important,’ she told delegates at a Westminster

Health Forum in London last month.Dr van der Gaag said some

people complain about AHPs, but in very small numbers: ‘When you look at the numbers of complaints about doctors versus the numbers of complaints about HCPC registrants it is vastly different – three per cent versus 0.4 per cent.

‘Use the data to say something about how valuable you are to the public.’

Calling on AHPs to engage more in the politics of health and social care, Dr van der Gaag said: ‘If you don’t, the system will be poorer for not having you involved and being

able to draw on your expertise and the things you do every day.’

To end her speech she quoted American surgeon and writer Atul Gawande.

In his book Being mortal, he said: ‘The empowering of all who create excellence in care is key.’

Her concluding message for AHPs was upbeat: ‘It is time for AHPs to be empowered. It is your time.’■ Gill Hitchcock

More informationhttp://bit.ly/1FpX8hyAnna van der Gaag: ‘It is time

for AHPs to be empowered’

Physiotherapists were part of a for an innovative

service that helps get hip fracture patients home faster. The multidisciplinary team from Wirral University Teaching Hospital

for an innovative service that helps get hip fracture patients home faster. The multidisciplinary team from Wirral University Teaching Hospital

Nathalie Bradford and Hannah Shaw helped reduce stays from 22.9 to 8.8 days

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President of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise Medicine, Katherine Grainger, who is also an Olympic rowing gold medallist, welcomed the news that both races would take place on the same day.

‘With this will come increased attention, increased coverage, increased public awareness and with that an increase in pressure for the women of the two universities,’ she told Frontline.

‘But having spoken to athletes from both squads I know it is a change that they are very happy to embrace. The move has

meant the women’s race has grown in credibility and stature. And it is very likely that the primetime television coverage will mean the female athletes competing in the race will have a chance to inspire a whole new legion of young women into considering rowing for themselves.’

A former honorary physio for the Amateur Rowing Association, Helen Bristow, added: ‘Anachronistic though the Boat Race is, it’s very

bitter-sweet that this milestone in women’s rowing is occurring only weeks after the death of rowing coach and Boat Race commentator, Dan Topolski.

Legendary in his own lifetime, Mr Topolski both masterminded Oxford men’s in the 1970s-80s golden era in Boat Race

history and coached the GB crew in the inaugural women’s eights event at the Olympic Games in 1980.

‘One can only imagine his emotions had he survived to commentate on this year’s fi rst double bill Boat Race.’

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A former honorary physio for the Amateur Rowing Association, Helen Bristow, added: ‘Anachronistic though the Boat Race is, it’s very

in the 1970s-80s golden era in Boat Race history and coached the GB crew in the

inaugural women’s eights event at the Olympic Games in 1980.

‘One can only imagine his emotions had he survived to commentate on this year’s fi rst double bill Boat Race.

Equality on Boat Race fi xture is a ‘just reward’, says team physio

The physiotherapist for the Oxford University Women’s Boat Club, hailed the race against rivals Cambridge University as a massive achievement for equality in sport.

For the fi rst time in almost 90 years, the Women’s Boat Race took part on the same day and on the same stretch of river as its illustrious men’s counterpart.

The fi rst Boat Race between female students of Oxford and Cambridge took place in 1927, but the race on 11 April was the fi rst one to be held on the famous Putney to Mortlake, Thames course.

The race is also to be shown on the BBC for the next three years, and Catherine Tomkies, lead physiotherapist for the Oxford

University Women’s Boat Club, said the equality was just reward for the discipline shown by the female rowers she treats.

‘It is amazing for them to have this race on the men’s course, and to be on the BBC,’ she said.

Ms Tomkies also works with junior female rowers. ‘You can see what it means for them to have this exposure.’

Unlike the men’s squad, the women’s race never had any funding, until gaining a sponsor in 2010.

‘Funding has dramatically changed the squad as it

has moved forward to elite sport,’ said Ms Tomkies. ‘This has included coaching, equipment and of course sports

medical care including sports

physiotherapy and a sports doctor.

‘As the team physio for OUWBC, I am really proud of the work we do which includes screening and preventative work on a weekly basis instead of treating injuries as they occur. The increased regular input means the focus can be on stopping injuries.

‘Equality in sport is a great thing, long overdue and still not there in lots of other sports. With funding, physiotherapy becomes an essential for any sport team.’■ Graham Clews

The fi rst Boat Race

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1927Physio Catherine Tomkies, left, with the Oxford crew

Equality in sport is a great thing, long overdue and still not there in lots of other sportsCatherine Tomkies

Helen Bristow: bitter sweet milestone

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NHS England and social care - facts and figures

nSince 2012 NHS England has had statutory responsibility for health, a role previously held by the government’s health minister

nNHS England Five Year Forward View (FYFV) plans to shift more care from hospitals into the community, to focus on prevention and the integration of health and social care services

nNHS England needs an extra £8 billion (28 per cent of the total budget) funding each year above inflation to meet the £30 billion shortfall expected by 2020

nAdult social care spending has fallen 26 per cent since 2010 and the projected shortfall by 2020 is £4.3 billion (29 per cent of the total budget)

nMost NHS funding is ring fenced so can’t be spent on other demands, unlike local authority social care funding

nThe Health and Social Care Act 2012 introduced more market competition in the NHS. Social care services have been provided through market competition since the early 1990s.

nNHS pay has been capped. Over the last five years CSP members have seen a real terms cut in pay of between 8-12 per cent.

The outcome of the 2015 election is being presented in the media as one of the most

complex in years. We’re voting in a UK-wide

government. Yet decisions on health in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are devolved, while NHS England is answerable to Westminster.

There are differences around NHS funding and the role of the market, but a political consensus to shift of resources from hospitals to the community and more integration of health and social care.

The picture is further complicated because the traditional bases of support for the Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems have changed, with smaller, newer parties benefiting from this.

And there is a growing appetite for devolution, affecting voter intentions and the role voters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland want their representatives in Westminster to play.

It is almost inevitable that further devolution will be agreed by the next UK government – for example on powers to raise taxes. There is also a drive for English regional devolution, illustrated by the deal to devolve the NHS budget to Greater Manchester.

A hung parliament, where no single party has overall control, is being mooted in the media as the most likely outcome. The party with the most support then has two choices: to form a coalition with one or more other parties or

to be a minority government, seeking agreements from other parties to give them limited support. In either scenario smaller parties may have a growing influence.

The Lib Dems are open to coalition, whether it’s with the Conservatives or Labour. The Green Party has ruled out a coalition with Labour or the Conservatives. But it has been

in discussion with the Scottish National Party (SNP) and Plaid Cymru about an alliance to influence a Labour minority government on public spending.

UKIP’s leader suggested they might enter a coalition with the Conservatives and Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionists Party (DUP) if there is a quick referendum on Europe. See over for more details

Our guide gives a run down of where the different political parties in Westminster stand on some areas of policy that will directly affect CSP members – in particular the NHS in England and rights at work UK-wide.

We focus on those parties with policies for England who are also fielding candidates elsewhere in the UK. We also give a brief analysis of the policies of the other parties in devolved nations with seats in Westminster. The next Westminster government will decide what health and care services look like in England only. So, the facts and figures box (right) on health are set out for England.

Thursday 7 May is UK election day. Find out what it means for physio staff in our election special

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Five year forward view (FYFV) direction: Agree

Funding NHS:■ Extra £2b with the possibility

of £6 billion more conditional on economy

■ Paid for by reallocating NHS underspend and from proceeds of economic growth

Public spending: £30bn spending reductions up to 2019/20

Funding social care:Local government budget to be cut by 33%

Charging in NHS and social care:No change

Competition in NHS and social care:Supports market model – ongoing implementation of Health and Social Care Act

NHS pay and pensions:■ Commitment to the Pay Review

Body (PRB) process

■ Recommendations by PRB 2014/ 15 and 2015/16 of 1% initially rejected but revised 1% offer for some NHS staff since agreed.

■ Reduce or abolish unsocial hours payments

Rights at Work■ Ban clauses in zero hours contracts

that insist employees only work for one company

■ Further curtailing of time off for trade union duties

■ Continued charging for employment tribunals

■ Toughening of anti-union laws

What will the UK election mean for your employment rights, pensions and the NHS in England

Greens FYFV direction: Agree

Funding NHS:■ Extra £10 billion per year –

goal to raise from 6% GDP to 9% (EU average).

■ Paid for from a new NHS tax as part of general income and other taxation

Public spending: Increase public spending to 46% of GDP (currently 40%)

Funding social care:Extra spending on social care from increased public spending

Charging in NHS and social care:NHS free at the point of need, and the same for social care for those 65+. Abolish prescription charges

Competition in NHS and social care:■ Repeal Health and Social Care

Act

■ Move away from competition and profi t making in health and social care

■ Introduce an additional training tax on companies employing or using NHS-trained healthcare professionals outside the NHS

NHS pay and pensions:General commitment to increase and protect the pay, conditions and status

Rights at workGeneral commitment to collective bargaining

LabourFYFV direction: Agree

Funding NHS:■ Extra £2.5b each year of

the next parliament

■ Paid for from a mansion tax, a levy on tobacco fi rms, closing tax loop holes used by hedge funds


Funding social care:Local government budget not protected


Competition in NHS and social care:■ Repeal 2012 Health and

Social Care Act and return to NHS preferred provider model

■ No change to social care

NHS pay and pensions:■ Commitment to the PRB

process

■ Commitment to 1% pay rise in fi rst year

■ Any pay increase over 1% must be from savings elsewhere

Rights at work■ Ban clauses in zero hours

contracts that insist employees only work for one company

■ Restrict use of zero hours contracts

■ Replace employment tribunals with new structure

Lib Dems FYFV direction: Agree

Funding NHS:■ £8b per year additional

■ Paid for from cap on pensions tax relief, a dividend tax on those earning £150,000+ and increased public spending in line with economic growth


Funding social care:Local government budget not protected


Competition in NHS and social care:Supports market model – ongoing implementation of Health and Social Care Act

NHS pay and pensions:■ Commitment to the PRB process

■ Recommendations by PRB 2014/15 and 2015/16 of 1% initially rejected but revised 1% offer for some NHS staff since agreed.

Rights at Work■ Paternity leave for fathers

at same rate as for mothers

Rights at WorkPaternity leave for fathers at same rate as for mothers

LabourFYFV direction:

Lib Dems FYFV direction:

Conservatives Greens FYFV direction:

ConservativesFive year forward view (FYFV) direction:


UKIP FYFV direction: Unclear

Funding NHS:■ £3 billion extra per year but

removing protection from NHS budget

■ Pa d for by leaving the EU, ending ‘health tourism’, cuts to NHS management

Public spending: Unclear. Committed to additional spending reductions

Funding social care:Unclear. £1b extra for older people in social care

Charging in NHS and social care:NHS services free at point of need but payments to jump queue

Competition in NHS and social care:Unclear

NHS pay and pensions:Unclear

Rights at Work■ End statutory rights to holiday, sick

and maternity pay

■ Toughening of anti-union laws

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is run by the executive, which has a power sharing rrangement between fi ve parties, three of which have seats in Westminster.

The Democratic Unionists Party (DUP) has ruled out any coalition

in the Westminster government. It is open to an agreement with either the

Conserva ives or Labour – providing the bedroom tax is abolished and defence spending protected. It supports cuts in public spending and favours a market model in the NHS.

Sinn Fein is continuing its policy not to take up seats in Westminster, thereby ruling out coalition or alliance. In Northern Ireland it supports an increase in public spending, opposes a market model for health, and wants greater legal rights to trade union recognition and collective bargaining.

The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) would go into coalition with Labour and the Scottish National Party. Its policy is to reverse spending cuts. It has opposed the market model for the NHS in Northern Ireland.

Scotland

The Scottish National Party (SNP) governs Scotland on devolved matters.

The SNP has ruled out any electoral deal with the Conservative party at Westminster. The Labour party has ruled out a formal coalition with the SNP, but the SNP may support a minority Labour administration if there is enough common ground.

The SNP has held talks with the Greens and Plaid Cymru about working together in Westminster. It proposes that the next Westminster parliament increase spending by £180 billion on public services and opposes the market model for the NHS. It agreed a one per cent pay increase for NHS staff in Scotland for 2015/16.

Wales

The Welsh government is Labour-run. In Westminster, Plaid Cymru (Party

of Wales) has not ruled out joining a Labour-led coalition.

It has also been in discussion with the SNP and the Greens about a possible alliance. It proposes Westminster

support a 0.5 per cent increase in public spending from 2016/17 and legal changes to give stronger rights at work, strengthen collective bargaining and trade unions. It supports an increase in spending on health and opposes the market model for the NHS.

The Welsh government is Labour-run. In Westminster, Plaid Cymru (Party

of Wales) has not ruled out joining a Labour-led coalition.

It has also been in discussion with the SNP and the Greens about a possible alliance. It proposes Westminster

How parties in the devolved nations might affect Westminster

FootnoteThe Conservative, Labour, Lib Dems, UKIP and Green Parties in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales follow broadly the same policies as in England. More detailed information about the political parties standing in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will be published as it become available in the run up to the May 2016 general elections to the Northern Ireland assembly, Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly.

UKIP FYFV direction: Unclear

Funding NHS:■ £3 billion extra per year but

removing protection from NHS budget

■ Paid for by leaving the EU, ending ‘health tourism’, cuts to NHS management

Public spending:Unclear. Committed to additional spending reductions

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is run by the executive, which has a power sharing arrangement between fi ve parties, three of which have seats in Westminster.

The Democratic Unionists Party (DUP) has ruled out any coalition

in the Westminster government. It is open to an agreement with either the

Conservatives or Labour – providing the bedroom tax is abolished and defence spending protected. It supports cuts in public spending and favours a market

How parties in the devolved nations might affect Westminster UKIP FYFV direction:

People with lung cancer need a certain level of exercise capacity to be eligible for surgery. Yet they often have a history of smoking and other lung

conditions that reduce their ability to exercise.

Physiotherapists Elizabeth Schofi eld and Corrine Ward and colleagues, at Imperial College

NHS Trust in London, compared patients having surgery with others who had chemotherapy or radiotherapy, to see if the surgical patients were more active.

As the team expected, the surgery

patients reported being more active than the others before the operation.

However, among the 39 patients who responded to a survey, only 19 per cent of those who had had an operation were willing to exercise during the next three months, compared with 60 per cent of those who had not had surgery.

‘It is surprising that, post-surgery, survivors appeared to think they were less able to participate in exercise than non-

surgical survivors and did not want to,’ say the authors.

‘As part of service delivery improvement we will look at preparing survivors for their treatment, and educate them on the importance of remaining active throughout and after treatment, ideally with individualised exercise prescriptions.’Schofi eld E et al. Physical activity levels of lung cancer survivors, Cancer Nursing Practice 2014; http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/

PhysioFindings

Can physiotherapists successfully manage an A&E caseload by themselves?

Physiotherapist Matthew Sutton, of Flinders University in Adelaide, and colleagues asked this when they studied a physiotherapy service in the emergency department of a busy city hospital.

After A&E patients had seen a triage nurse, about one in eight was considered suitable for the physio service – a total of 1,320 during a 12-month period. Diagnoses included soft-tissue injuries such as sprains and strains, limb fractures in which the skin wasn’t broken and non-traumatic back pain.

The team set out to see if the physios’ patients had any more misdiagnoses or adverse effects, or longer stays, than a group with similar diagnoses who had gone through the usual medical route.

They also compared the use of diagnostic imaging procedures such as ultrasound, X-rays and computerised tomography (CT)

Lung cancer patients slow down after surgery

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scans. Less use would be preferable (as long as that didn’t lead to misdiagnoses), not only to save on time and costs, but because X-rays and CT scans could expose patients to a slight risk from radiation.

The open-access study found no adverse effects among the physios’ 1,320 patients. Although 33 of the patients returned to the emergency department within four weeks, none of these were found to have had an incorrect diagnosis or a missed fracture.

The physios’ patients were treated in little more than half the time it took the medics: 103 minutes, on average, compared with 185 minutes for those seen by medical staff. This was partly because the physios sent fewer patients for diagnostic ultrasound, X-rays or CT scans.

‘Importantly, these reductions in the use of imaging were not at the compromise of patient safety,’ say the authors.

They note that, as physios were only on duty during the day, they weren’t dealing with more complicated after-hours cases, for example with patients who were drunk.

Even so, as one patient in eight was potentially suitable for the physiotherapy service, this could cut waiting times signifi cantly.

‘The main fi nding of this study was that the physiotherapy service was able to identify appropriate patients and provide safe management without any identifi ed adverse events or misdiagnoses,’ the authors conclude.Sutton M et al. Primary-contact physiotherapists manage a minor trauma caseload in the emergency department without misdiagnoses or adverse events: an observational study, Journal of Physiotherapy 2015; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2015.02.012

• Exercise can relieve depression in adults with neurological disorders, particularly if they do enough to meet current activity guidelines, say researchers who reviewed 26 studies covering 1324 participants with seven different conditions. Adamson BC et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2015; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.01.005

• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not reduce women’s risk of heart disease after menopause, and may increase the risk of stroke, say Cochrane researchers who analysed studies covering 40,000 women worldwide. HRT is also linked with a ‘signifi cant’ increase in the risk of the two most common kinds of ovarian cancer, according to a meta-analysis of 52 studies covering 21,488 women. Boardman HMP et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002229 pub4; Collaborative Group on Epidemiological Studies of Ovarian Cancer, Lancet 2015; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61687-1

• A ‘worryingly high’ number of children with diabetes are showing signs of potentially serious complications such as high blood pressure, says the

National Paediatric Diabetes Audit in its 2013-14 report, published in March 2015. Nearly a quarter of children with diabetes over 12 are obese. www.rcpch.ac.uk/improving-child-health/quality-improvement-and-clinical-audit/national-paediatric-diabetes-

A&E delays

The council for allied health professions research (CAHPR) has launched a range of ‘top tips’ leafl ets for budding researchers. The fi rst three explain how to prepare a scientifi c poster, how to run a journal club, and how to get your research published. Each one has a set of clear and concise

instructions along with practical suggestions.

From the leafl et on getting published, for example: ‘Set

yourself short-term goals – “I will write 500 words in the next three hours” rather than “I plan to have this written by the end of next month”.’

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HotTopic

Trigger points: myth MAGIC, says Simeon Niel Asher, an osteopath and leading expert on trigger points who uses the therapy in his work

T herapeutic touch has emerged in all cultures in all ages. Massaging painful muscular spots occurred in ancient Egypt, India, Japan, Korea,

Rome, Greece and Mesopotamia. In the west, Gowers (describing it as ‘fibrositis’) and later Kellegren, Gunn, Travell and Simons rationalised these hyperirritable spots as ‘trigger points’. Dunbar suggests that touch triggers neurobiological mechanisms via slow unmyelinated CT afferent fibres and a neuroendocrine cascade (oxytocin and endorphins).

According to Gerwin up to 95 per cent of mechanical musculoskeletal pain may be trigger point related.

Mense has produced an elegant body of work elucidating the mechanism of peripheral muscle pain resulting in peripheral sensitisation, and central sensitisation from his research in animal models, summarised in his text Muscle Pain.

Studies over the past decade have imaged trigger points, shown that their activation results in central nervous system activation through fMRI scanning, demonstrated electrophysiological activity at the trigger point, and have shown biochemical changes in the trigger point zone.

Further studies have shown that manipulation of the trigger point modulates muscle function and induces local and referred pain.

Quinter and Cohen do not deny the existence of trigger points but question the pathophysiological basis and suggest a neuritis model. This model while interesting, does not fit the clinical experience.

For over 20 years the Quinter and Cohen argument has been simmering away, where it has been proposed and rebuffed. While we may not have the complete mechanisms (new theories abound) for trigger points, their efficacy, relevance and increasing evidence base is compelling.

Severe headacheI am considering needling trigger points and pain gates (LI4 with LR3) to start with for a patient with severe headache following left temporal lobectomy 17 months ago. Any recommendations/advice/articles to support/treat this case will be very beneficial. Posted 14 October 2014

95%of mechanical MSK pain may be trigger

point related

Myth or magic? Read member comments from iCSP about trigger points. Then comment online at Frontline.org.uk

Glass wandsGlass wands are like a solid glass tube with rounded ends. They are a very handy tool to use on trigger points in the pelvic floor muscles. They save your fingers. Intensive trigger point treatment can hurt your fingers.

You’ll find fully referenced versions of both articles at: www.csp.org.uk/frontline/hottopic/triggerpoints

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or magic? In the first of an occasional series tackling a controversial issue we look at trigger points

Myth, says Adam Meakins a leading sports physio at Spire Bushey hospital, hertfordshire. he is unconvinced on trigger points

Trigger points are believed to be localised areas of adverse muscular contraction that can be palpated as abnormal knots or taut bands. These are thought to be created by a biochemical crisis at the motor end plate due

to direct or indirect trauma to muscle fibres from sustained postures or repeated muscular stresses or strains.

However, despite common belief, there is no robust evidence to support this theory and questions have been raised as to its validity.

Research consistently shows poor reliability in the ability of therapists to locate adverse muscle knots or taut bands with even the world’s leading experts, including David Simons, being unable to locate them. If trigger points really are muscle knots or taut bands, why can’t we locate them?

Studies have also attempted to prove the existence of trigger points as adverse muscle knots with imaging and

biochemical analysis. These all have poor methodology with high risk of bias. The results were never

repeated independently.Trigger points are often treated with soft

tissue therapy involving deep sustained pressure or invasive techniques such as dry needling in a belief that it disrupts this motor end plate crisis. However, despite claims of

effectiveness, the mechanisms of effect for these treatments are unknown and can be

attributed to other neurological and psychological pain-relieving mechanisms such as diffuse noxious

inhibitory controls or placebo effects.I believe that what therapists perceive as adverse muscle

knots or taut bands are in fact a palpation illusion of normal anatomy and structure, which unfortunately is driven by an institutional dogma and peer pressure to find them.

I argue that trigger points are sore spots of an unknown origin for most, or potentially due to subcutaneous peripheral neural inflammation or ischemia, and do not require needles or thumbs painfully pressed into them to elevate them.

Despite claims of

effectiveness, the mechanisms of effect for these

treatments are unknown

Has this discussion got under your skin?post your comments atwww.csp.org.uk/frontline/hottopic/triggerpoints

Prostatic pain It is always worth assessing men with chronic prostatic pain syndrome thoroughly, both from an external MSK view point (lumbar spin/sacrum, trigger points – check down the legs as well) and from an internal pelvic floor view point.

Neuralgia We have very successfully used acupuncture around head and face for trigeminal neuralgia, also releasing suboccipital and cervical trigger points. Very unpleasant condition.

AcupunctureI use acupuncture to de-activate trigger points with good success in children. My personal cut off age limit is 14 as children of this age can understand and consent to the procedure.

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IntegratedcareA physio and an OT

identifi ed a huge need for better neurological care.

Does the centre they created offer a national model, asks

Gill HitchcockI t’s a rainy day in Twickenham, west London.

But the weather isn’t deterring members of a local Parkinson’s support group from joining their fortnightly session at Integrated Neurological Services. Known locally as INS, the charity was founded in 1993

by physiotherapist Ellie Kinnear and occupational therapist (OT) Liz Grove.

Janet Skeen fi nds the group stimulating. Noelle Dyer says it’s a lifesaver. For Jim O’Donoghue it’s a chance to talk about the issues he faces and know he’ll be understood. ‘It’s the only time when you can be honest about how you’re feeling, and everyone understands where you are coming from, which is a great relief,’ he says.

John Freed joined the group nine years ago, soon after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. He says he has received very little support from the NHS: ‘The GP doesn’t really want to know. The neurologist is very nice, very good, but he doesn’t really believe in exercise. He’s one of the old school.’

Ongoing supportFacilitating the group is physiotherapist Mandy Peake. The role is part of her work with a multidisciplinary team of neuro-physiotherapists, OTs, speech therapists, counsellors and social workers at INS.

The service started life in a church hall and now operates from a large converted house with a well-equipped gym, exercise spaces and meeting rooms. Although the therapeutic interventions are not particularly unusual or novel, Ms Peake says INS picks

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INS is organised around the needs of its clients, not a set of guidelines, says physio Jo Jethwa, pictured with patient Craig Mundy

outcome measures. The charity’s clinical manager and physiotherapist Carol Hopkins says, however, that it struggles to measure long-term input with clients in ways which are meaningful both to them and the organisation. ‘We have been using standard quality of life measures on an annual basis to see if they’re sensitive enough to the positive change that people are making,’ she says.

Greater control Could this service provide a national model? One of the priorities in NHS England’s Five year forward view is giving people far greater control of their own care. The Berwick report on patient safety says that safe and effective care can only be achieved when patients are ‘powerful and involved at all levels’. But a report by the King’s Fund last November found that 20 years after politicians and senior policymakers starting calling for patients to have a stronger voice about their care, improvement has been scant.

And then there’s the Better care fund. The innovative programme to integrate local health in England has been slated by the National Audit Offi ce for poor planning and falling short on predicted cost savings to the tune of £700 million. Margaret Hodge, chair of parliament’s public accounts committee, branded it a ‘shambles’.

INS staff agree that it woul be wonderful to

Integratedcareup where the NHS leaves off.

She believes the health service is good at acute care, less so when a patient’s condition plateaus.

Physiotherapist Jo Jethwa says that, unlike the NHS, groups for people with specifi c neurological conditions are organised around the needs of the clients, not a set of guidelines. INS offers one-to-one therapy and an ‘expanded horizons’ programme of activities ranging across crafts, music therapy, cookery, computing and art.

‘Some of the clients did horse riding in the summer and they’ve now taken it up because they realised they can do it,’ says Ms Jethwa.

About 600 people a year benefi t from these services. Craig Mundy, who has Parkinson’s and ataxia, visits INS at least once a week. He’s joined the gardening, iPad and memory groups and says they are a lot of fun.

This afternoon he and his physio Ms Jethwa are in the gym working on his strength and balance. ‘Six months ago I was in hospital for three weeks and when I came out I was stymied. I couldn’t walk, or stand, because after three weeks you lose balance and muscle strength, a tremendous amount,’ he says.

The services at INS are evaluated individually through client and carer feedback, and collectively through group discussions around current activities and future developments. Staff also use standard

‘I think one of the big things we do is to give people time’Mandy Peake

to the tune of £700 million. Margaret Hodge, chair of parliament’s public accounts committee, branded it a ‘shambles’.

INS staff agree that it would be wonderful to

through client and carer feedback, and collectively through group discussions around current activities and future developments. Staff also use standard


replicate their service. They also think that as a small organisation INS has the fl exibility to respond quickly in adapting to people’s needs. Ms Hopkins talks about the close links it has built with colleagues in the NHS – including neuro-rehabilitation teams and nurse specialists – social services and other third-sector organisations. ‘If you’re looking to reproduce the same model in other parts of the UK, you are going to have to build those links; you can’t just deposit little INSes around the country,’ she says.

Ann Bond, the chief executive of INS, thinks that the ‘fascinating thing’ about the service is that it has been integrated across health and social care from the very start: ‘So our model of having social workers, as well as therapists working together, supporting the family network, bridging that gap across social services, health and public health, has been something we have been very experienced in for the past 20 years.’

She doubts that a federated or franchise model would work, but says that the complexities of scaling-up could be overcome, provided a multidisciplinary team is there to support people responsively and a personalised approach is maintained.

Partnership working And Ms Bond believes the NHS could learn from INS’s collaboration and partnership working. One example is the ‘insight group’ of clients and carers from the different types of groups or support services who meet quarterly with staff. She describes this as a ‘melting pot’. People bring ideas, highlighting any gaps in the service and talk about what they want to do differently.

‘I think it would be a great to wake up one day and someone to have said, “A fantastic model, if you can replicate this elsewhere, we would love to pilot it.” I would be more than happy to go and seed this in any other part of the UK, with the right funding.’

Funding comes in from a range of sources. There are contracts with the London boroughs of Richmond and Hounslow, plus clinical commissioning groups in Hounslow, for specifi c services. These were worth nearly £500,000 last year. INS also relies on donations, legacies and fundraising. But a Big Lottery grant of £86,600 – an ‘absolute cornerstone’, according to Ms Bond – runs out this year. She is working on a fresh bid,

putting together ideas which might be attractive.‘I would love to have some sustainable funding,’

says Ms Bond. ‘We have always said we would like some funding that underpins the organisation to give it stability and enable us to move forward effectively. But we don’t want full funding, because I think that would remove the autonomy that the clients and carers can have about shaping it.’

All of its income – totalling £977,000 in 2013-14 – is spent on service delivery. About 80 per cent goes directly to provide rehabilitation and support, with the remainder paying for running costs, such as premises and communications.

Survival rateMs Bond talks about the massive rise in the number of people being diagnosed with Parkinson’s, and the fantastic success of stroke services which has resulted in a 50 per cent rise in the survival rate. So the need for the type of service that INS provides is growing. And the organisation needs to plan so it can support people over the coming fi ve to 10 years.

Ms Jethra has a couple of friends with multiple sclerosis who desperately need something like INS. Unfortunately for them, they live outside its catchment area. Her fi rm belief is that it’s the right of every individual with a long-term complex condition to have this type of supportive service.

The people in the Parkinson’s group agree. Janet Skeen says there should be an INS in every place. She is shocked that people on other parts of the country don’t have the same opportunities.

‘We are very fortunate that we live in the Richmond or Hounslow boroughs,’ says John Freed. ‘If you are going to get Parkinson’s, get it here.’ FL

The physio line up at INS: clinical manger Carol Hopkins, third year student from St George’s trust Matt Ryan, and Mandy Peake and Jo Jethwa

80%of the income goes directly to provide

rehabilitation and support

Links

INS www.ins.org.ukNHS England, Five year forward view

www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/5yfv-web.pdfNational Audit Offi ce, Planning for the better care fund

www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Planning-for-the-better-care-fund.pdfBerwick review into patient safety, www.gov.uk/government/publications/berwick-review-into-patient-safetyKing’s Fund, People in control of their own health and care

www.kingsfund.org.uk/sites/fi les/kf/fi eld/fi eld_publication_fi le/people-in-control-of-their-own-health-and-care-the-state-of-involvement-november-2014.pdf

PhysioPrescribing

The latest figures from the Health and Care Professions Council show there are 94 physiotherapists who have secured annotations as independent prescribers on the register.

Further waves will soon follow as legislative reform happened at different times across the UK countries (England: August 2013; Scotland: May 2014; Northern Ireland: July 2014; Wales: September 2014) so some of these pioneers will have only just qualified.

Pip White, CSP professional adviser, who helped to steer the bid for reform, describes the first year of independent prescribing as ‘enormously successful’, with a good level of

Independent uptake among advanced practice physios. ‘Physiotherapists have recognised that adding prescribing to their skill set offers something better to patients,’ she says. ‘It means that physiotherapists can make sure that a patient’s medication is really tailored to their rehabilitation needs so they get a better effect from therapy.’

Key benefitsIt is early days, but evidence of the benefits to practice are beginning to show through small-scale auditing and physiotherapy case notes, says Ms White.

Being able to provide a more streamlined service to patients is the key benefit cited by the six recently qualified independent


One year since the first accredited physiotherapists began prescribing independently, Louise Hunt reports on the difference it is making to practice state

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prescribers who Frontline spoke to. For Tracy Johnston, limb reconstruction clinical specialist

physiotherapist at Sheffield Children’s hospital, her new skill set means a better rehabilitation journey for the children she sees requiring medication.

‘Many of the kids coming for outpatient physiotherapy were having problems with pain management and pin site infections, which meant they often were not able to progress therapy until they had been seen by a doctor,’ she explains. Now she is able to provide more support and advice on patients’ medication needs.

Gary Morris, who uses independent prescribing in his work in adult neuro-rehabilitation at Hywel Dda

Health Board, reports similar benefits.He finds it particularly helpful in managing spasticity

in patients. ‘Spasticity can be painful and affect function. Independent prescribing allows me to prescribe treatment

such as Botox in hospital or patient’s homes. We can make changes to medicine management there and then. This meant, for a patient with brain injury I treated recently, she could participate in more therapy.’

Arif Usman, an A&E clinical specialist physiotherapist, based at Royal Bolton hospital, wanted to become an

independent prescriber to be able to provide one-stop care for patients ‘where you usually only see patients once’.

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patient management skills,’ she says. Independent prescribing comes with considerable responsibility and the HCPC-approved training

programmes offered at 87 higher education institutions across the UK are accordingly intensive and time consuming, involving a mix of university, clinical days and exams.

Fully committedIt is also important that employers are fully

committed, says Ms Barrett.‘It is key to use all of your support networks and colleagues

around you to ensure safe practice. Before embarking on the training my advice would be to spend some time with a colleague who is already independently prescribing to obtain a better understanding of what the change in role entails and

to learn further about the training ahead.’ For Ms Johnston, having to learn a much greater breadth of medicines was ‘tough’, but she found

spending time in a community dispensing pharmacy and a pain team, as part of gaining practical prescribing experience, valuable.

‘Working outside of your normal settings really helps you to see the bigger picture,’ she adds.

Innes Morton, an extended scope practitioner in orthopaedics at NHS Western Isles, who is using

independent prescribing to make small adjustments to patients’ analgesia, has encouraging advice for others

considering taking on the challenge.‘If it fi ts your role as a clinician and will benefi t the

service you work in, go for it, it is an excellent opportunity for the physiotherapy profession and one we should continue to develop.’

Effective interventionA Department of Health funded evaluation project

being carried out at the Universities of Surrey and Brighton is examining the appropriateness and effectiveness of independent prescribing by physiotherapists and podiatrists.

‘We hope it will make the case for independent prescribing,’ says study team member Ann Moore,

professor of physiotherapy and director of the clinical research centre for health professions at the

University of Brighton.A comparison could be made to the beginning

of the physiotherapy self-referral journey. ‘There’s got to be a discussion around

the benefi ts. The important thing is that it is acceptable for patients who are so used to going to a GP for medicine.

‘It will be interesting to see what patients think of it,’ says Professor Moore. FL

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not lend itself very well to the A&E environment. Hence, I was very keen to become an independent prescriber,’ he says.

Converting his qualifi cation means delays in obtaining a prescription have been reduced, but not eliminated as some restrictions on prescribing controlled drugs currently remain. However the Home Offi ce has recently announced plans to allow suitably qualifi ed physios to prescribe controlled drugs such as opiate analgesics too.

Mr Usman has found the current situation frustrating. ‘Guidelines for management of pain indicate the use of opiates if paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-infl ammatory drugs are not effective,’ he adds.

Recent convertsMany of the fi rst cohorts of independent prescribers have converted their supplementary prescribing qualifi cation under a shorter training programme. Paul Cameron, team lead physiotherapist at NHS Fife integrated pain service, says the move has not meant a ‘huge change’ in practice. ‘For me it is largely a change in paperwork, but the more streamlined process is the biggest difference.’

Rosalie Barrett already works closely with GPs as a clinical lead physiotherapist with the integrated community response service of Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS trust. She says becoming an independent prescriber is a ‘natural stepping stone’.

In her experience being able to provide direct access to medication has resulted in improved patient outcomes. ‘For me, independent prescribing has meant that my patients who need medication can receive the prescription on the day and engage in physiotherapy or rehabilitation as soon as they feel fi t rather than waiting for a GP to prescribe,’ she says.

The training itself has also enhanced her practice, she believes.

‘I learnt a huge amount on the course and I now consider and assess each patient in a very different way. For example, having an enhanced understanding of medications has developed my clinical reasoning and

‘Having an enhanced understanding of medications has developed my clinical reasoning and patient management skills,’ Rosalie Barrett

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Are you after a new challenge?

InPerson

I have been mentoring a couple of physiotherapists lately who are looking for new jobs and have been involved in a number of interviews. It occurred to me that it is often

diffi cult to seek advice on looking for new jobs, undertaking an application or attending an interview when you may not want to discuss these with your line manager. This is where a mentor or coach can be very helpful.

Knowing when to move on and look for another challenge is important. Most of us get itchy feet or start feeling slightly bored with the familiarity of the job we are doing. For others, moving on becomes a necessity due to reorganisation, redundancy or personal circumstance.

Whatever the cause, it is important to take charge of your future. Think about what you want to do. What sort of work, ideally, would you want to spend your day doing?

Check out Frontline and CSP’s online Job Escalator, as well as other recruitment sites, for opportunities. Don’t be limited by job title. Open up your thinking: some of the posts I have held bore very little resemblance to the job title I had.

Think about your limitations: geography, the hours you can do, or salary you need. You are beginning to narrow the focus down.

Whether you share the fact you are looking for a new post depends on your personal situation. It may give you a positive negotiating position if you want promotion, or additional training. Although letting others know might open up opportunities, you may not want to be open if your present post is under threat.

Although fewer places accept a conventional CV these days, it’s nonetheless crucial to get your CV up to scratch as it’s a helpful reference

point when fi lling in online application forms. It can be adapted to illustrate the requirements of the personal specifi cation.

If you are asked to send a conventional CV, keep it no longer than two sides of A4. Begin with a strong personal statement that starts with ‘I’. Keep it outcome focused. Rather than listing what you have done, explain what you delivered or the difference you made (the ‘so what’ factor).

When you see a post you are interested in, the detective work begins. Find out as much as you can about it, the service and the organisation. Who do you know that might know more? Can anyone in your professional network or local area advise you? But beware: the minute you starting asking questions, the word will get out that you are job hunting. Be aware that posting a message on Facebook or Twitter may reveal your interest to people you’d rather

not tell, such as your boss. If there is a number to call

for an informal discussion, always do this as it will help you decide about applying, inform your application and help to make an impression on your prospective employer.

Prepare thoroughly. Know what you want to ask

about the post and, in particular, ask questions that will help with your application and/or interview.

‘What will success for you look like in this post?’ is a good one!

Looking for a new job should be regarded as a project and you are the

project manager. It has to be a systematic process.

Having said that, luck and timing are everything in terms

of whether the right job comes up when you are looking.

However, you will be surprised how, once you make

a concerted effort, suddenly opportunities start opening up! FL

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Recruitment

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Catch up with news and announcements regarding the CSP’s work at region and country level and also courses and events from CSP recognised professional networks. All recognised networks may list their events free of charge in this section to a limit of 180 words. Reach out to members, previous colleagues and classmates through the info exchange, retirement groups, or reunions sections. Send the information you wish to include to: [email protected]

Advertise your course or conference by contacting our advertising agents, Media Shed on tel: 0845 600 1394 or email: [email protected] Send your text and have your linage advertisement typeset by Media Shed to our magazine house style. Add a box or shading to make your advert stand out on the page. Alternatively you can choose to send your completed display artwork to Media Shed. Call to discuss rates.

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Please note The courses and conferences advertised in this section have not been subject to the CSP’s formal recognition processes unless explicitly stated. Frontline accepts advertisements in good faith and is not responsible for the content of advertised events (except those delivered by the CSP itself). In the event of queries or comments relating to a specifi c course or conference, please contact the relevant organiser directly. Please see additional Guidance for Members in this section on broader issues relating to CPD, competence and scope of practice.

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The 10 English regional networks organise regional forums four times a year. All members are encouraged to attend and will be made very welcome; qualifi ed, associate, students and retired members. As well as access to study days and conferences, getting involved with your regional network is a good way to link up with others, learn about opportunities and challenges locally and be part of the wider physiotherapy profession.

Do you have an idea for an event in your region? The regions are keen to hold events which are of interest to members, contact

your chair with ideas through your regional network web pages at: www.csp.org.uk/nations-regions

As well as events and Physiotherapy Works the regions pull together a cross section of members to inform CSP policy, vision and strategy as part of the governance. They infl uence their localities and undertake developments/ projects within the regions.

East of EnglandThe latest in a series of Physiotherapy Works locally events was in Newmarket, East of England on 14 March. A total of 80 delegates attended presentations from key speakers and pledged to take action.

Highlights from the dayDelegates focused on practicing their elevator pitches to help them promote physiotherapy to patients, the public and decision makers elevator pitches.

Featured Speakers Presentation from Catherine Pope, vice CSP chair of council Physiotherapy keeps people living longer and living well. It is perfectly placed to take a lead-ing role in health and care going forwards as the population ages and long term conditions are an increasing challenge.

‘Rehabilitation is a good investment - it builds human capacity’, WHO and World Bank.

Physiotherapy prevents falls, for every £1 in-vested in physiotherapy, £1.50 is saved across the falls pathway. See potential savings in your locality.

Above: the East of England regional team

Presentation from Dorothy Toyn, East of Eng-land council rep• Be proud of your profession • Talk to people • Make a difference • Large projects e.g. introducing a falls prevention service • Small initiatives e.g. talk to people, distribute leafl ets (Physiotherapy Works) • Every Action Counts – large or small – it all adds up. Results may be slow in coming so don’t give up! Presentation from Stuart Paterson, director, Crystal Palace Physio Group, BSc, BPhysio, MCSPChange is coming - this brings opportunities and threats for physiotherapyYour leadership is urgently required.Stuart’s seven top tips1. Be brave 2. Be clear where you want to get to 3. Success leaves footprints – follow them! 4. Measure what you do, so that you can articulate the value you add 5. Build relationships and networks 6. Be resilient 7. Keep your followers engaged.

‘It’s not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but rather the one most adaptable to change’ Charles Darwin 1809-1882

Find out moreFind a summary of the day on Twitter #physioworks 14/03/15 and more information at Physiotherapy Works member resources.

Web http://www.csp.org.uk/news/2015/03/16/physioworks-resources-newmarket-2015?networkid=434 Twitter @Physioeast

Macclesfi eld branch of the CSP‘A pain in the buttock’ and other hip pathologiesDate: Wednesday 29 April, 7.30pmPlace: Macclesfi eld District General Hospital, Physio DeptSpeaker: Jane Ashbrook, advanced musculoskeletal practitioner and associate lecturerCost: £3Contact: All Welcome. For further information contact Siobhan White at: [email protected]

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Welsh board March 2015 meeting and annual general meeting (AGM)CSP Welsh board met in Cardiff on Thursday 19 March for a meeting which included their AGM. Board members welcomed Sue Browning, CSP deputy chief executive and director of policy and strategy at the CSP to their meeting. The board also welcomed Mary Lovegrove from Allied Health Solutions to their meeting. Mary shared with them the progress and development to date of the Workforce Data Modelling (WDM) project and the Safe and Effective Staffing Levels (SESL) project in which her company is involved. Members engaged in a useful discussion on both projects considering ‘Wales’ implications. The managers on Welsh board agreed to hold a further WebEx session on the tools with the Welsh Physiotherapy Leaders Advisory Group (WPhLAG) to ensure full engagement in the projects.

Above: Mary Lovegrove with CSP Wales council member Debbie Davies

Board members received feedback from the members who had represented Welsh board at ARC and members congratulated Julie Knight on being voted ‘Safety Representative of the Year’. The board members thanked

Cat Chin for all her hard work in preparation for ARC. The motion on exercise was passed successfully. Members discussed the problems experienced by the board with their motion on devolution and the unsuccessful suspension of standing orders. Any ideas for motions for 2016 will be discussed at the September board meeting so Welsh members are encouraged to send ideas through to their Welsh board members.

Above: Julie Knight, regional safety rep for Wales

During the meeting members discussed a range of issues such as the development of extended and seven-day service provision. Peter Finch, CSP’s assistant director for employment relations and union services (ERUS), reminded the Board members that there are ERUS resources on this topic available from the CSP. Members were encouraged to complete the e-campaign for the General Election and contact their constituency candidates on four key questions. Details are available at:www.csp.org.uk/2015-general-election-email-your-candidates

Welsh board members also discussed plans for the Physiotherapy Works locally event in Wales and later in the year Workout@Work Day which this year falls on Friday 12 June. This is a constituency day for Assembly Members and all Welsh members will be encouraged to invite local Assembly Members to join them in a Workout@Work Day activity. Members will also be encouraged to tweet active messages and pictures of events and activities. Frontline has posted a news item on Workout@Work Day featuring an activity undertaken by James Rind last year with a company in Cardiff Bay.www.csp.org.uk/news/2015/03/23/workout-work-day-project-continues-inspire-healthy-habits-wales?networkid=446

CSP Members are encouraged to sign up for Workout@Work Day at:www.csp.org.uk/news-events/events/workout-work-day-2015/members

Also, there is still time to apply for Physiotherapy Works locally in Wales which is being held in The Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells on Wednesday 22 April.www.csp.org.uk/pwwales?networkid=446

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology (ACPIN) - YorkshireBiomechanics of gait - Indications for the use of orthotics - and Yorkshire ACPIN AGMSpeaker: Elaine Murdoch (BSc Hons Physiotherapy), Business development manager, Allard Support UK Ltd. Prior to working for Allard Support UK Ltd Elaine has worked privately for Axa Healthcare, OrthoEurope and Ottobock. Elaine has extensive clinical experience and knowledge of prosthetics and orthotics.Morning: Biomechanics and muscle function during normal gait.Afternoon: AFO design considerations and applications and Toe-off family.Date: Saturday 18 April 9am-4pm. Refreshments and a hot lunch provided. Please see menu.Place: 60 Carlisle Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD8 8BD. Free car parking on siteCost: Free to ACPIN members, non-members £25, students £10. Please ensure you are able

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Don’t miss this opportunityDate: Wednesday 22 April Time: 10am – 4pmPlace: Metropole Hotel, Temple Street, Llandrindod, Powys, Wales LD1 5DYSpeaker: Sue Rees, CSP chair of council

Book your place at: http://www.csp.org.uk/physioworkslocally

By attending, you’ll be able to:• Meet CSP leads and local activists• Get up-to-date with the changing world of healthcare• Explore the difference that you can make to your patients through new approaches• Feel equipped to promote your profession.

Free events for qualified, student and associate membersInterested in shaping the future of physiotherapy? Think you could have a part to play in making the case for change in healthcare? Join us for a day of inspirational talks to develop your skills.

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to attend before you book your place as food is being paid for in advance. Contact: To book a place email: [email protected]

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology (ACPIN) - OxfordTHINK BIG – A novel approach to the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease, the LSVT BIG approachDate: Wednesday 29 April, 7.15pmSpeaker: Clare Scott Dempster, physiotherapistPlace: Seminar room, Oxford Centre for Enablement, Nuffi eld Orthopaedic centre, OxfordCost: £1 members, £3 non-membersContact: Email: [email protected]

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology (ACPIN) - Surrey and BordersStudy day: Promoting motor learning for recovery of function. Rehabilitation of patients with cerebellar symptomsDate: Saturday 25 April. Registration at 8.30am for 9am startSpeaker: Helen Lindfi eld, Bobath tutor and

lead of therapies at St Georges HospitalPlace: Physiotherapy Dept, Woking HospitalCost: ACPIN members £40, non ACPIN members £60. Booking required, only 20 places, deadline 3 MarchContact: For further information and application form please contact Surrey and borders committee at: [email protected]

Chartered Physiotherapists Working With Older People (AGILE)Regional study days for 2015Soft-touch trigger point treatment with the older personSpeaker: Ed Wilson BA (Hons) MCSP, HCPC Registered, MCTA, CMPContent: These one-day interactive study days provided through both lectures and practical sessions are designed to: • Enhance a physiotherapist’s understanding of pain management, with the use of trigger points to relieve pain in the older person• Enable the physiotherapist to develop clinical reasoning through interactive discussions using case examples and a problem solving approach with multi-

pathology and in frail older people• Provide an excellent alternative technique for needle-phobic patients presenting with trigger points, plus no aggressive techniques are used.Dates for remaining regions: 13 June – AGILE (Scotland), Ninewells in Dundee. Organiser/contact Fiona MacLeod at: fi [email protected]: £60 AGILE members. Places are limited so applications will initially only be considered for current AGILE members.Functional fi tness MOT for the older personSpeaker: Bob Laventure, consultant on physical activity and older people at the BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health, director of Later Life Training Ltd.Dates for hosting regions: 7 November – AGILE (West), Bristol. Organiser/contact Kate Bennett at: [email protected] November – AGILE (Scotland), Dumfries. Organiser contact Katie Begg at: [email protected]: For more details about individual course, please contact the organiser of the region nearest you for an application form and further information, or visit the AGILE website


on the events page for venue details: http://agile.csp.org.uk/network-events

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Occupational Health and Ergonomics (ACPOHE) ACPOHE is the CSP professional network for physiotherapists working in occupational health and ergonomics. Registered members of ACPOHE are physiotherapists who have demonstrated specialist competency in the fields of occupational health or ergonomics.Introduction to applied ergonomicsDate: 14-15 MayPlace: BirminghamCost: £300 members, £360 non-members Office workstation ergonomics (DSE) Level 1Date: 13-14 JunePlace: GuildfordCost: £280 members, £340 non-membersIntroduction to occupational healthDate: 23-24-25 September Place: BirminghamCost: £455 members, £515 non-members Office workstation ergonomics (DSE) Level 2Date: 6-7 NovemberPlace: Haywards HeathCost: £280 members, £340 non-membersACPOHE course being hosted by BMI:Office workstation ergonomics (DSE) Level 2Date: 3-4 OctoberPlace: BMI Shirley Oaks Hospital, SurreyContact: Information and booking at: http://www.acpohe.org.uk/events

Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP)AACP Basic acupuncture foundation coursesThis course is designed to offer participants with a level of knowledge, skill and understanding that will allow them to practise acupuncture in a safe and appropriate manner, in a clinical setting.Cost: £495 – One year’s full membership of the AACP with many benefits!To book: Contact Sarah Brand on tel: 01733 390007 or email: [email protected]: 6/7/13/14 June and 25/26 JulyPlace: NewmarketDates: 13/14 June, 4/5 July and 15/16 AugustPlace: LiverpoolAACP grantsAACP have a number of grants available for AACP members. For more information please contact Mindy Cairns (AACP research advisor) at: [email protected] or see the AACP website: www.aacp.org.uk

AACP CPD courses: Contact: Sarah Brand on tel: 01733 390007 or email: [email protected] the affectDate: 17 MayPlace: MiddlesexTutor: Lynn PearceTrigger pointsDate: 30 MayPlace: PeterboroughTutor: Jon Hobbs.

Physio First Physio First patient information leaflets Physio First membership provides you with tools to support your business. The seven specially commissioned patient information leaflets are presented in a clear format, they promote the benefits of physiotherapy and provide your patients with relevant, useful advice.• Back pain • Neck pain • Private physiotherapy • Whiplash• Recent injuries• Knee pain • Shoulder painPhysioFirst provides its members with access to these quality patient information leaflets. The leaflets can be used as effective marketing tools and are available to download in a variety of formats from the members’ area of the Physio First website. The leaflets can be emailed to patients or GP Surgeries or attached to your website. You can have them printed at your local printers or print them off in your clinic individually as required. Membership of Physio First gives you access to all of these leaflets.Contact: For more details on the full list of membership benefits visit: www.physiofirst.org.uk

British Association of Hand Therapy (BAHT)Upcoming BAHT validated courses – see: www.hand-therapy.co.uk for full details.Level I courses:Place: NottinghamDate: 6-8 JulyLevel II courses:The PIP JointDate: 13-15 MayPlace: St George’s HospitalWork related upper limb disordersDate: 30 September to 2 OctoberPlace: Kent FracturesDate: 25-27 NovemberPlace: London

Optimising soft tissue functionDate: 13-15 May 2016Place: NorthwoodLevel III courses:Contemporary practices in injection therapyDate: Starts 19 OctoberPlace: University of Nottingham.

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise Medicine (ACPSEM)MembershipFor just £55 per annum full members enjoy the benefits of a strong network of sports physios, three sports journals online, a structured CPD pathway supportedby a suite of evidence based training courses in taping, soft tissue and rehabilitation and discounts with more than 20 companies.Biennial conference 2015 – The young athletePlace: BrightonDate: 9-10 OctoberTopics include; adolescent spine, hip disorders, S&C, profiling and screening, injury prevention, concussion, sudden cardiac death, and clinical masterclasses. Costs: £220 for two days if a member, full price list on website. Current taping techniques for sportThis course includes k-tape and dynamic tape techniques in addition to all the essential athletic taping techniques with rigid and elastic tapes. Place: St George’s Park Date: 9-10 MayPlace: Gateshead College Date: 21-22 AugustPlace: London Date: 21-22 NovemberEvening lecture seriesPlace: London – one per monthCost: £5-£10Current soft tissue techniques for sportThe next courses will be in N. Ireland and London, dates tbcCost: £200-£260Clinical reasoning in exercise and performance rehabilitation Place: Scotland and London are the next venues, dates tbc soonTutors: Lynn Booth, Phil Glasgow, Nicki Phillips, Caryl Becker, Tim SharpCost: £200-260Contact: Full details and bookings via: physiosinsport.org All courses may be paid for by instalments by contacting: [email protected]


Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Reflex Therapy (ACPIRT)ACPIRTReflextherapy3rdfoundationcourseFour weekends over six months. An exciting opportunity for physiotherapists and healthcare professionals to be inspired! A course that will change how you treat your patients. Learn to treat the body through reflex points on the feet with a modality of treatment akin to reflexology. Reflex therapy can be used for a wide variety of patients and integrated within your own healthcare setting. A comprehensive training led by experienced tutors providing the skills for safe and effective practice, endorsed with the CSP quality mark. Dates: 26-27 September, 31 October-1 November, 28-29 November. March 2016 tbc Place:Hope Bowdler Village Hall, Hope Bowdler, nr Church Stretton, Shrewsbury, ShropshireCost:£1,200Contact:For further information, please email: [email protected]

Pelvic, Obstetric, Gynaecological Physiotherapy (POGP) (formerly the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women’s Health) Understandingpelvicorganprolapse–assessmentandconservativemanagementDate: 8 MayPlace: Nottingham Cost:£125 POGP member/affiliate; £160 non-memberPhysiotherapyassessmentandmanagementofpregnancy-relatedmusculoskeletalconditionsDate:12-14 JunePlace: Doncaster, Yorkshire Cost: £275 POGP member/affiliate; £345 non-memberUnderstandingpelvicorganprolapse–assessmentandconservativemanagementDate:18 JulyPlace: Cardiff, Wales Cost: £125 POGP member/affiliate; £160 non-memberPhysiotherapyassessmentandmanagementofpregnancy-relatedmusculoskeletalconditionsDate: 9-11 OctoberPlace: Craigavon, Northern Ireland Cost: £275 POGP member/affiliate; £345 non-memberContact:To request a copy of the information pack for any of the above courses please email: [email protected]

For further details of the POGP short course programme please visit the POGP website at: http://pogp.csp.org.uk/courses-events

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Orthopaedic Medicine and Injection Therapy (ACPOMIT)ACPOMITAnnualconferenceandAGMDate:13 JunePlace: The Hilton Hotel, Milton Keynes.Following on from last year’s successful conference ACPOMIT is pleased to be able to offer an exciting array of speakers including consultant neurophysiologist Dr Jeremy Bland discussing his work on a whole pathway approach for carpal tunnel syndrome, Dr Graeme Wilkes discussing risk management in injection therapy and specific sessions on abdominal assessment, current research and thinking for the rotator cuff and foot/ankle biomechanics, and treatment all by nationally recognised leaders in their field.Cost: Members: £105, non-members: £145 (including one year’s free membership with access to the website for learning/development and the injection therapy audit tool)Contact: For more details see: www.acpomit.co.uk or contact: [email protected]

Medico-legal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MLACP)AdvancedworkshopforphysiotherapyexpertsThis workshop is for physiotherapists who have experience in report writing who are interested to learn more and want to take their skills to the next level.You will have the opportunity to:• receive constructive feedback on your report• practise your court room skills with a barrister• learn how to build a working relationship with your instructing solicitor• learn how to negotiate meetings of experts • learn how to approach meetings with counsel.Dates:28 April 2015, 9.30am-4.30pmPlace:The Bingham Room, The Honourable Society of Grays Inn, 8 South Square, London WC1R 5ETCost:£150 Closing date 28 MarchCourseleader: Kate SheehySpeakers: Gavin Irwin, barrister, Dyers Chambers; Josephine Robinson, solicitor (and formerly chartered physiotherapist); Brian Simpson, distinguished service award chartered

physiotherapist; Kate Sheehy, chartered physiotherapist Contact:For programme details and an application form please go to the MLACP website: http://mlacp.org.uk

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (ACPRC)ACPRCConference-–Walkinginthestepsofthepatient:IntegratingtheoryandpracticeDate: 24-25 AprilPlace:Cheltenham Park Hotel, Cheltenham GL53 8EA.Cost:Members £120 for both days (£100 for two days – early bird rate closes 31 January 2015) £80 for one day. Non-members £240 for two days or £160 for one day. Optional conference dinner: 24 April. £15 for members, £25 for non-members. Time:9.30am-5pm Friday 24 April, and 9.30am-4pm Saturday 25 April. Programme includes: Friday:• Involving people in... research and service redesign. Patient and clinicians experiences• Physiological response to exercise• Scaling Everest – response to activity in hypoxic conditions.Saturday:• Living with... patients’ experiences of living with respiratory conditions• Working with... charity organisations – British Lung Foundation• The on-call challenge – mission impossible? Different people, different perspectives Contact:For the most up to date conference programme and more details, visit: www.acprc.org.uk

The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Vestibular Rehabilitation (ACPIVR)StudydayandAGMUpdates:VestibularmigraineandpaediatricvestibularrehabilitationSpeakers: Dr Barry Seemungal, Dr Louisa Murdin, Dr Marousa Pavlou and Professor Rose Marie RineThe lectures will cover the following topics:• Fundamentals of vestibular perception• Vestibular migraine: management, medication, differential diagnosis• Case examples• Paediatric vestibular rehabilitation: assessment and rehabilitation.Refreshments and lunch provided.Date:Saturday 25 April


Place: Basement Lecture Theatre, The Clinical Neuroscience Centre, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, 33 Queens Square, London WC1N 3BGCost: £90 ACPIVR members, £130 non-membersContact: [email protected]

Physiotherapy Pain Association (PPA)Cognitive behavioural approach in the Management of pain - Introductory course Date: 18-19 April Place: BUPA, Basinghall St, London Two-day course introducing physiotherapists to theory and practice of the cognitive behavioural approachTutors: Dr Pete Gladwell and Emma KnaggsCost: PPA members £200 and non-members £220. Contact: [email protected] Website: http://ppa.csp.org.uk

Aquatic Therapy Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (ATACP)Spring study day and AGMDate: Saturday 25 April, 9.15am-4pmPlace: Royal Hospital for Neuro-disabilityWest Hill, Putney, London SW15 3SWCurrent practices in rheumatologySpeakers: Christina Scorringe, clinical specialist in rheumatologyOutline of aquatic therapy services for ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosisSpeaker: Jane Simmonds, clinical specialist in hypermobilityAquatic therapy for children and adults with hypermobility syndromeCost: ATACP individual member £30, departmental member £30 (one applicant per department), non-member £45, student member £20, student non-member £30(No refund for cancellation after 10 April). Buffet lunch included.Contact: Apply now to avoid disappointment - spaces will be limited. Enquiries to: [email protected]

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Temporomandibular Disorders (ACPTMD)A six-hour CPD acupuncture course on the management of orofacial pain and cervicogenic headacheTutor: George ChiaPlace: Stepping Hill Hospital, StockportDate: Saturday 16 MayCost: £110 (£100 for AACP members or previous ACPTMD course attendees)

Contact: For further information please contact Cathy Gordon at: [email protected] one day course on the physiotherapy management of temporomandibular disorders (TMD)Tutor: Philip BatemanPlace: Leicester General HospitalDate: Saturday, 27 JuneCost: £125 (early bird discount of £115 if booked by 1 May 2015)Course reviews the anatomy of the temporomandibular joint, assesses the masticatory system, and reviews the physiotherapy management of TMD.Contact: Cathy Gordon at: [email protected] for further information and an application form.

Chartered Physiotherapists in Massage and Soft Tissue Therapy (CPMSTT) Fundamentals and clinical application of massage and soft tissue therapy coursesDates and places: Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June, Stirling, Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June, Crystal Palace.Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June, Wigan Cost: £220. Student or unemployed members £160 Tutor: Bob BramahThe course is open to physiotherapists, assistants and students who wish to • Revise and develop expertise in massage and soft tissue therapy• Build on the fundamentals of massage, current research, clinical effectiveness and evidence-based practice• Learn adaptations for specific effect including release of myofascia and trigger points• Develop expertise in manual therapy.Participants have the opportunity to learn practical skills from specialist physiotherapist with emphasis on care of the patient; self care of the physiotherapist and palpation skills applied in realistic conditions. Contact: To book contact Bob Bramah email: [email protected] or call tel: 07968 307717. Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Oncology and Palliative Care (ACPOPC)Spring study day and AGM – Rehabilitative interventions in oncology and palliative careTopics to include: TENS and acupuncture for cancer-related pain, overview of cancer bone

pain, management issues for bony disease and bracing optionsDate: 22 AprilPlace: The Palace Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester M60 7HACost: Members £75, non-members £90Contact: Email: [email protected] or: [email protected] information can be found at: acpopc.csp.org.uk

Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP) APCP North West region study day –Outcomes and indicators – Raising our profileDate: Monday 11 MayPlace: Wildflower Centre, Knowsley, Liverpool L16 3NACost: £50 APCP members, £55 non-members, £45 students and assistantsContact: For further information/to book you place, visit: apcp.csp.org.uk/courses-events or contact: [email protected] South West region evening lecture –Management of hips for children with cerebral palsyDate: Thursday 23 AprilPlace: Bristol Royal Hospital for ChildrenCost: £10 APCP members, £15 non-membersContact: For further information / to book you place, visit: apcp.csp.org.uk/courses-events or contact: [email protected] West Midlands regionEvening lecture – An introduction to functional electrical stimulationDate: Monday 11 May, 6.30pm-8pmPlace: Birmingham Vernon Sea Cadet Unit, Osler Street, Birmingham B16 9EUCost: £10 APCP members, £15 non-membersContact: For further information/to book you place, visit: apcp.csp.org.uk/courses-events or contact: [email protected]

The Association of Physiotherapists in Energy Medicine (ACPEM)Annual conference 2015Theme: Patterns and boundaries in our lives and our therapeutic relationships.This conference will use a number of approaches to help us reflect upon our ingrained patterns and to establish healthy boundaries in a friendly supportive environment.Cost: Three nights full board £395 (members) £420 (non-members) £250 (physiotherapy students) Day rate £125 Date: 24-27 April >


Place: The Ammerdown Centre, Radstock near Bath, SomersetContact: Further information and booking forms available on iCSP (Energy Medicine Network) or the ACPEM website art: www.energymedphysio.org.uk conference 2015 page. To book: Contact Marilyn Godfrey by email: [email protected]

British Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Amputee Rehabilitation (BACPAR)West Midlands regional study day 2015‘Rehabilitation of the lower activity transfemoral amputee’Date: Thursday 23 AprilPlace: Main Hall, Queen Alexandra College, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9TGCost: £5 BACPAR members, £15 non-members (includes lunch)The day will include presentations and a group discussion that will help participants feel more confi dent in pre-prosthetic exercises for this patient group. There will also be a practical session led by Carolyn Hirons on exercises to facilitate gait re-education and improvements

in function and there will be sessions led by the prosthetics companies on knee units for this patient group. A session on the topic of ‘SAKL vs Free knee’ for this patient group will bring together some ideas on how to make this diffi cult decision and will be illustrated by some case studies from around the region. *Last year’s event sold out very quickly*Contact: Application form and programme for the day can be found on: http://bacpar.csp.org.uk or on iCSP (Amputee Rehabilitation network) For more information please contact Kim Ryder at: [email protected]

Association of Orthopaedic Chartered Physiotherapists (AOCP)Do you work in a trauma and orthopaedics setting and are looking for new experiences and ways to contribute and develop your CPD?Have you considered joining our AOCP executive committee?Our executive committee members contribute to national initiatives and projects such as: • The National Joint Review• NICE Guidelines eg complex fractures and arthroplasty

• Trauma networks• Editing orthopaedic texts• Providing expert opinions for the CSP eg media enquiries.• Sitting on the Neuro-MSK Alliance• Physiotherapy UK.Due to long-standing members of our committee stepping down, we have places for new members to join the AOCP executive.Contact: For more information about this great opportunity, please contact the AOCP chair, Rachel Martin, at: [email protected]

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Therapeutic Riding (ACPTR)Introduction to therapeutic ridingA study day for physiotherapists and occupational therapists who are interested in assisting disabled riders and RDA groups or for those therapists who are already working with riders but wish to update their skills. This study day will provide a useful foundation for those who want to do the ACPTR Hippotherapy course.Date: Sunday 17 May Place: Barrow Farm, Highwood, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 3QR

Organised by the CSP Black Minority Ethnic (BME) networkOrganised by the CSP Black Minority Ethnic (BME) network


Programme: the day will consist of theory and practical sessions and cover an introduction to:• The movements of a horse and its effect on a rider• The normal riding position • The benefits of riding• Mounting and dismounting• Assisting riders• Scope of practice and opportunities for practice.Cost: ACPTR members £30, non-members £50Contact: Please contact course organiser, Louise Barrett, email: [email protected] for further details and an application form.

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists for People with Learning Disabilities (ACPPLD) – Northern RegionTrain the trainers – Promoting excellence in 24-hour postural carePlace: Northern Football Club, McCracken Park, Great North Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 2DTDate: Tuesday 16 June, 9.15am-4.45pmCost: £40 for members, £50 for non-members. Lunch is not provided, only hot drinks are included.Speaker: Jill Fisher MCSP Grad Dip Phys, Accredited trainer, Edexel Level 3 PTLLS, specialist physiotherapist neurology and chair of the Voluntary Physiotherapists Care Skills GroupLearning outcomes: 1. Develop improved knowledge and skills in being able to effectively deliver training for groups and individuals.2. Understand the essential components of postural management for people with mild or moderate problems, to protect body shape and promote good health and wellbeing.3. Develop skills and knowledge to effectively train others to assist those in their care to remain as safely active as they are able and would like to be. 4. Understand the professional and legal framework in which training is given. Contact: To book your place please call Cathy Dale on tel: 01670 394260 or email: [email protected] Closing date for applicants is Friday 29 May. Applicants should be aware that places for this study day are limited to 24 people on a first come basis. If there is enough interest another study day will be organised on another date. Please wear comfortable clothing suitable for practical and bring a laptop with you if convenient (USB sticks provided)

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists for People with Learning Disabilities (ACPPLD) – MidlandsAnnual learning event hosted by the ACPPLD Midlands teamPlace: Telford/IronbridgeDate: 14-16 SeptemberCost: Price varies depending on days/night attended – please see full application form on website for details. Contact: Full information is on the ACPPLD website: www.acppld.csp.org.uk

CSP Black minority ethnic (BME) members networkInduction day for overseas-qualified physiotherapistsThis event is designed to provide delegates with an understanding of the HCPC registration process, continuing professional development (CPD) expectations and standards of conduct. Participants will gain insight into the structure and characteristics of the NHS as well as the services and support provided by the CSP. There will also be plenty of time for networking and sharing experiences with UK-experienced overseas qualified physiotherapists.Date: 23 April 2105, 10am-5pm (lunch included)Place: CSP headquarters, LondonCost: Free to members, £20 for non membersTo book: Go to: www.surveymonkey.com/s/IDOQP230415 and complete the online registration form, or contact Gill Feldman via email at: [email protected] or tel: 020 7306 6682.Black, minority ethnic BME network meetingDate: 4 JuneTime: 11am-4pmPlace: CSP, LondonCost: Free to membersA detailed agenda will be published in the coming weeks. To register, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BME_4_June_2015Contact: For further information, contact Gill Feldman at: [email protected]

Precautions and equipment post-hip replacementWe are currently undertaking a national survey of physiotherapy practices on the use of post-operative equipment and hip precaution advice

following a primary total hip replacement. If you see this group of patients either before and/or after their operations, we would be most interested in hearing about your practices and attitudes toward the provision of these and whether future research can be or should be undertaken to investigate this further.

If you are interested in completing this survey or would like any further information to access the survey please contact me, Dr Toby Smith – University of East Anglia, Norwich, on email: [email protected] or tel: 01603 593087.

Army School of Physiotherapy Former students from the Army School of Physiotherapy are gathering information in order to write a book about the school at both Netley and Woolwich. The project is also looking at the development of physiotherapy in the Army. If you attended the Army School of Physiotherapy or have worked as a civilian in a British Military Hospital and would like to contribute to this project please contact Len Asplin at: [email protected]

What is your opinion of your role in obesity prevention in the UK?Are you a qualified physiotherapist who is currently working or has previously worked in the UK? Are you interested in taking part in a qualitative study designed to develop a greater understanding of physiotherapists’ perception of their role in obesity prevention in the UK?

This is an electronic survey based study, which could increase the awareness and focus placed on obesity prevention among physiotherapists in the UK. The valuable findings of this study could play a key role in the reduction and prevention of obesity in the UK, increasing both quality and duration of life.

Many thanks for taking your time to read this information. If you are willing to take part please contact the researcher: Robert Hunter (MSc physiotherapy (pre-registration) student), email: [email protected]

Did you know what to expect when you qualified?Are you a Band 5 physiotherapist (or equivalent)? Have you been working for 0-1 years? If so, are you interested in taking part in qualitative research to discuss your experiences in your first job?

Interviews and focus groups will take place in the London area so if you are living there, or

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are willing to travel, and fit the criteria above, please contact us via our project supervisor Jacqueline Potter, email: [email protected] Information will be provided on receipt.

ExaminationofrehabilitationneedsscreeningapproachesinforensicsettingsWe are currently exploring current approaches and future opportunities in screening for rehabilitation needs in forensic populations (prisons, secure settings and community).

We would like to hear from AHPs, nurses, doctors and associated colleagues about how you screen for rehabilitation needs, if there are any tools you use, and about your experiences of the screening process. We have a particular focus on:• physical health• mental health• learning disability• developmental needs.

If you have information you can share with us or for more details about our project, please email: FV-UHB.rehabscreening@nhs. net

Please let us know also if you would be willing to complete our short survey and we will send this to you by email.

With thanks, Donald McLean, physiotherapist, team co-ordinator, Reach Forth Valley, Stirling Community Hospital, Stirling.

East Anglia retired physiotherapistsFollowing two meetings last year we would like to arrange another meeting, this time in Bury St Edmunds to have lunch and then a guided tour of the museum, Moyses Hall. The date is Thursday 21 May. Looking forward to meeting with people again and also welcoming newcomers.

Please let me know if you are able to come and contact me for further information.Marilyn McWhirter, email: [email protected]

Glasgow Retirement Group Are there any retired physios in Glasgow who either meet up regularly or is there an established group? Sue Gray is looking to be part of a group or start up one in Glasgow so if you can help please do contact her by email at: [email protected]

Yorkshire and Humber retirement groupOur group met again on Tuesday 24 March

in Harrogate and eight of us enjoyed lunch at the Old Bell Inn before visiting the Royal Pump Room Museum. Here we experienced the pungent smell from the sulphur well!

We welcomed two new members to our group and everyone had some great ideas for future events – so watch this space.

We meet next in September for a theatre matinee and lunch which will be in Leeds, Harrogate or Bradford.Judith [email protected]

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Retirement Association (CSPRA)NewsletterWe have had some excellent contributions; could you write something about your retirement you would like to share with other members? The newsletter will be sent out electronically to members with email; and posted to those without this facility. Back numbers can be found on iCSPRA. Please send your articles to me, Lyn Ankcorn, editor, email: [email protected] tel: 07798 525822. Postal address: 23 Swarthmore Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 4NQ.

Judith Saunders, local groups co-ordinator, is keen to offer help to anyone wishing to start a new group in your area. New groups are being formed – look at Frontline Networks&networking pages. Her contact email is: [email protected] Judith recently helped start a Western Australia group!

If you are retiring/approaching retirement, why not join the CSPRA? Please contact the CSP enquiry handling unit: [email protected] tel: 020 7306 6666. Should you wish to discuss this first with a committee member contact Chris Foster, email: [email protected] or Lyn Ankcorn, secretary, at: [email protected] We would be pleased to hear from you.

Memories of the Western Infirmary, Glasgow?Long to have a last tug on the sling suspension or turn on the hand wheel?

The Western Infirmary, Glasgow is shutting its doors after 140 years. There will be an informal farewell party for the physiotherapy and OT department on Friday 24 April at 4pm in the physiotherapy gym. If you would like to attend please email: [email protected]

Grampian School of Physiotherapy 1987-1990This year it will be 25 years since we graduated- and we made history by being the last students to do so! Let’s celebrate by getting together this summer. Please contact Susan Fraser (nee Johnston) and/or Ruth Paterson (nee Henderson) if you are keen to come along and catch up. Email: [email protected] or: [email protected]

The London Hospital 1986-1990 It will be 25 years since we qualified and we are hoping to arrange a reunion on Saturday 26 September, probably in St Catherine’s Dock or similar area, more details to follow. Please pass on to anyone you are in contact with. It will be great to catch up with you all. Please contact Kathryn Davies on: [email protected] or Karen Hawkins (Barker) on: [email protected]

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University of Birmingham School of Physiotherapy 2002-2005Can you believe it’s nearly 10 years since we qualified? Would you like to come to a get together this summer? It would be wonderful to catch up and see where life has taken us all. Date and venue to be announced (somewhere local to the university). It would be great to track as many of us down as possible, so please spread the word and get in touch. Please contact Lauren Southern (nee Falvey) on email: [email protected]

To all RG’s who trained Pinderfields 1975-1978We are organising a reunion for the 1975 -1978 set who trained at Pinderfields. We are planning a get together on 30 May as Sue Midgely is returning from Australia and it would be a great opportunity to catch up and remember the course we started 40 years ago.

Dave, Carol, Maria, Sue, Pam, Dawn and Sue are interested – who else can we manage to find? Please email me if you are interested at: [email protected] Adkins

Kings College 1982-85It’s 30 years since we qualified and it would be lovely to catch up. Jackie is coming up from Cornwall and Hilary is coming down from Yorkshire to meet up with Karen and Lucy on 23 May in London. Does anyone fancy coming along? We will organise a time and a place when we know numbers.Please contact Hilary (nee Thompson) on: [email protected]

Coventry School of Physiotherapy 1965 SetAnn, Liz, Pauline, Kathy and Sue are meeting to celebrate 50 years of first meeting. We would love anyone from our set to join us for lunch in Birmingham on Wednesday 29 July, time and venue to be decided. Please contact Sue Foster on tel: 01530 810026 or email: [email protected]

Withington Hospital School of Physiotherapy autumn 1972 - autumn 1975Reunion for everyone in our set or fellow students who remember us to celebrate 40 years since qualifying. We plan to meet up Saturday 12 September in central Manchester to eat drink and be merry. Please contact us to plan the venue bookings etc. Contact Margaret McGarry, nee Lynch, tel: 07812 728235, email: margaretmcgarry@yahoo.

co.uk Val Smith, nee Matthews, tel: 07946 363597, email: [email protected] Anne Dewhurst, nee Cooper, tel: 07828 181969, email: [email protected]

London South Bank University, Celebration of PhysiotherapyThe part-time BSc(Hons)Physiotherapy course comes to an end this year so we are celebrating 12 years of physiotherapy at LSBU on Friday 27 March 2015 from 6pm-8pm at the LSBU Student Centre. If you are an LSBU graduate or have been involved with the course and our students in any way we’d love to catch up with you over drinks and a hot buffet. Email Alison Jones, course director, to book your place at: [email protected]

Cardiff School of Physiotherapy 1992-1995Can you believe it that we have been qualified 20 years this year! If you are interested in meeting to celebrate in Cardiff on Saturday 20 June (either lunchtime or evening depending on what suits the majority, venue to be confirmed) can you get in touch either with Claire Butterworth (nee Haddock) at: [email protected] or Sian Knott at: [email protected] We look forward to hearing from you and hopefully catching up soon.

Pinderfields Remedial Gymnastics set 1978-1981Is there anybody out there from the Pinderfields College of Remedial Gymnastics graduation year of 1981? Chris Norris, Glenn Hunter, Nigel Tarratt, Elaine Glass, Anne Edmondson, Steve Baxter, etc. A few of us were thinking about a get-together before we all pop our clogs. Please get in touch with your thoughts or any information as to everyone’s whereabouts. Contact Dr Mark Pinnington on tel: 07813 652606 (mobile), 01928 590450 (home), email: [email protected]

The Wolfson Rehabilitation Centre, WimbledonWe are hoping that those of you who have worked at the Wolfson can join us at St George’s Hospital on 16 May for a get together over lunch from 11.30am to 2pm. It would be lovely to see how many of usfrom the different decades can meet up!Do contact Brigitt Bailey at: [email protected] or Sally de la Fontaine at: [email protected] so we can arrange the catering.

Pinderfields Hospital/Huddersfield Uni Reunion 1997-200015 year ReunionIt will be 15 years next year that we qualified and were let loose on the world.To celebrate I am organising a meet up/meal out/ few drinks in Wakefield. This will be held on 4 July, meet at the college pub then food at Mex Cantina. We have 24 of us already it would be great if we could track everybody down. So please get in touch! Thanks. Email Kate Mooney (nee Adams) at: [email protected]

Prince of Wales POW F Set (aptly named!) 1965Our 50th anniversary (golden!) Anyone interested in a reunion? We already have a few who would like to meet up. Open to suggestions on day and venue.Please contact Elly on tel: 01548 521391 or email: [email protected]

Royal London Hospital Physiotherapy Old Students Association The next annual meeting of RLHPOSA will be on Saturday 25 April 2015 in the Old Library of the Medical College. Members should have received details in the January Newsletter. Anyone who trained or worked at RLH, NELP, PEL or UEL is welcome. This year we will be hearing from Caroline Swash (wife of Professor Michael Swash, retired neurologist at the London) who has created stained glass windows for many buildings including Salisbury, Portsmouth and Gloucester Cathedrals. The title of her talk is ‘Medical science, stained glass and The London Hospital windows’ and she will be bringing some copies of her new book ‘The 100 best stained glass sites in London’ for sale. As usual we meet up for coffee and a brief business meeting. A sandwich lunch is provided. Booking is essential and must be completed by Thursday 3 April. If you do not receive our newsletter, please see our website: www.rlhposa.org.uk for information and contact details or telephone Angela McKee on tel: 020 8777 2055. Come and meet old friends and colleagues and hear about the stained glass at Whitechapel.

Kings College Hospital 1966-69 October setI am hoping to organise a reunion so please could you contact me by email with your thoughts and ideas so that we can decide when and where to hold it. If you know of anyone of our set who doesn’t read Frontline >


could you please let them know. Hopefully we can aim for 2016 when it will be 50 years since we started our training! Thanks, Carolyn Beavis (nee Gray), email: [email protected]

The London Hospital 1975-1978This year is 40 years since we started our training, so a group of us are organising a reunion in September. If you have not heard through our contact list and would like to know more then please contact Suzanne Jones at: [email protected] for the details

West Middlesex Hospital School of Physiotherapy 1975-1978Reunion? I have now contact with 14 students/physiotherapist from our set, but some are still ‘missing’. Are you ‘one of us’, or do you know someone who graduated from West Middlesex 1978? Of so, please contact Lars Andersen on email: [email protected]

Middlesex Hospital School of Physiotherapy and UCL 1991 -1995Unbelievably it’s now nearly 20 years since we graduated and it’s about time we all met up! We are arranging to meet in the summer on 6 June, venue to be arranged. We want as many of us as possible to be there and we need to know numbers so please contact me, Sarah Perry (nee Hunt), at: [email protected] I look forward to hearing from you.

St Mary’s Paddington Class 1971-1974 Anyone out there from class 1971-1974 who would love to meet and catch up? Contact by emailing: [email protected]

St Mary’s Hospital, School of Physiotherapy 1982-1985It will be 30 next years summer since we qualified, so well overdue for a get together! If you would be interested in a reunion next summer please email me, Diane Samuels (nee Collyer) at: [email protected] or Denise Watson (nee Collins) at: [email protected] Once we know how many are interested and where everyone is based we can decide the best place to meet.

Cardiff School of Physiotherapy 1974-1977/8It’s 40 years since we embarked on our physiotherapy careers when we all met in Cardiff to start our training. If anyone is interested in a reunion in Cardiff please get

in touch so that we can reminisce and catch up on what everyone has been doing. Contact Helen Tyler (nee Leaman) at: [email protected]

Bristol UWE 20-year reunion 1992-1995Anyone interested in meeting in Bristol for a 20 reunion in spring 2015? I have set up a group Facebook page called ‘Bristol Physio reunion 1992-5’. Please join and share in the discussion of choosing a venue and date, or you can contact me on: [email protected]

Sheffield Polytechnic 1978-1981Wehavenowfixedadate – weekend of Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2015; this will be a combination of tea, cakes and walks in the Longshaw Estate in Derbyshire, and Saturday evening meal, and B&B in the Fox House Inn nearby. Please join us if you can. Let me know if you are planning to come and I will circulate more details nearer to the day. Nikki Adams (originally Bramson) email: [email protected] tel: 01924 782149.

St Mary’s Hospital London Set E 1974-1977I would like to arrange a reunion of us ‘old crocks’. Hopefully a venue in London sometime this summer/autumn. If you know others that are unlikely to read this please let them know. Contact Sharon Standen (nee Edwards) on tel: 01843 601806 or email: [email protected] if you are interested.

Woodlands (Royal Orthopaedic Hospital) School of Physiotherapy, Birmingham Set 49It is 35 years since we qualified! Would you be interested in meeting up with Janet, Tessa, Elaine, Annette and Lynn? If so, please contact Lynn Clark (Deeley) via: [email protected]

School of Physiotherapy, Withington Hospital Manchester 1973Lenia from Nicosia, Cyprus would like to get in touch with friends from the school of physiotherapy, Withington Hospital Manchester 1973 intake. Email: [email protected]

Queen Elizabeth School of Physiotherapy 1966-1969 September setAnyone interested in meeting up after 45 years this year since we qualified?Some of us are still in contact. Please email Janet Whittaker (nee Warner) at:

[email protected] or Sheila Wood (nee Staite) at: [email protected] Please mail us to arrange a catch up!

Wolverhampton School of Physiotherapy Class (including staff) of 1987-1990Updatedemailaddress25 years (really?) since we qualified. If you are interested in a reunion in the summer, 2015, please email Carolyn McQuliian at: [email protected] Perhaps a venue in Wolverhampton or Birmingham areas. Any other ideas welcome.

Bath School of Physiotherapy (BSOP) reunion Ex-students and members of staff of the former BSOP are invited to join our closed Facebook group, where a reunion is being organised, together with memories and photographs being shared.

The London Hospital 1977-19802015 will be our 35 year anniversary since qualifying. Jane Nicklin and Wendy Hendrie (nee Dickerson) are hoping to organise a reunion in London, time and place to be decided. Please contact us if you are interested in joining us. It would be great if we could track everyone down so please let people from our year group know if you are still in touch. Jane and Wendy can be contacted at: [email protected] and: [email protected]

Northern Ireland School of Physiotherapy - Belfast 50th anniversary reunionWe have continued to meet since our reunion and are now planning the 50th reunion of our qualification in 1964, which will take place at a suitable date in 2017!

Pictured above, our meeting last year, and now we have met up again we are continuing to meet and keep in touch. We hope to have another luncheon party this spring so if any other physiotherapists would like to attend please get in touch with me at: [email protected]


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Newcastle Polytechnic 1978-1981It is a very, very long time since we qualifi ed at Newcastle Polytechnic in 1981 (32 years!). Before we all decide to retire how about meeting up? If you are interested, contact Sally Wilson (nee Gillespie) via email: [email protected]

Teesside Polytechnic 1985-1988It’s 25 years since we qualifi ed. If you are interested in meeting up to celebrate contact Christine McGlone (nee Wallace) on tel: 0191 387 5804, or email: [email protected] Look forward to hearing from everyone.

West London School of PhysiotherapyJohn M B Long would like to hear from ex-students who were there in the 1950s. Email: jmblongahotmail.com

Salford School of Physiotherapy, Hope Hospital 1974-1977It’s a long time since we left Salford. If you are interested in a reunion or just a catch up by email, please get in touch with Jane Heyer at: [email protected]

Edinburgh Royal Infi rmary 1963-1966Anyone out there still working? Fancy meeting up? Email me on: [email protected] or tel: 01992 586659.

Withington Hospital School of Physiotherapy Spring 1971-1974It is 40 years since we qualifi ed and it would be lovely to catch up with the rest of the set and fi nd out what others have been doing. If anyone else would like to try to meet up sometime later this year, please get in touch with either myself, Anne Downes, at: [email protected] or Morwith Minter (nee Davies) on tel: 01225 866594.

Frances Elliott Connolly 28 March 1910 to 28 February 2015 Frances Turner was born in Lepton Huddersfield and was always proud of her West Riding origins. As a young woman she played hockey for Yorkshire and excelled in motorbike trials across the moors.

She qualified at the Middlesex Hospital, did several locum jobs and while at Kettering General Hospital she met her future husband Dr Charles Vincent Connolly of Rothwell Northamptonshire. After a short engagement they married in 1935. She did not practise thereafter, but for the next 26 years she devoted her life to her husband, children and his general practice. This was a large single handed dispensing practice based on a surgery in the house and serving 3,500 patients at distances of up to three or four miles. Charles just did the doctoring and she did all the rest.

The pair managed entirely without lay or medical assistance for nearly 25 years before and after the start of the NHS until first a trainee assistant and then a partner joined the practice. Although she did not practise physiotherapy again she read the CSP’s journal avidly and put to good use many of the skills she had learnt at the Middlesex in assisting and supporting her husband.

Her elder son Dr Charles Kevin Connolly, a Cambridge scholar followed her to the Middlesex and subsequently became a nationally respected respiratory physician living in her beloved Yorkshire. Her second son Christopher Aidan was a chartered surveyor who continued to live locally in Northamptonshire until he died much to her distress in 2009. Her husband died in 1961 just as he was moving towards retirement and so started a widowhood of more than 50 years. She lived an independent and full life never forgetting she was a physiotherapist and a Yorkshire woman.

She was always hard of hearing. She did not allow this to hinder her in the management of the practice nor her enjoyment of life as she became totally deaf in her later years. She was the life and soul of her care home until she gradually faded away.

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On Call Two Day CourseEvent Date: Tuesday 5th May and Wednesday 6th May 2015

Held: Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX

This course is to prepare both new graduates & juniors for on call duties The course is a mixture of theory, practical sessions & course literature provided

Delegate cost: £140 plus VAT (Total = £168.00)

8:30am – 4:30pm

Physiotherapy Department Royal Surrey County Hospital Egerton Road Guildford Surrey GU2 7XX

Organiser: Amy Thomas

T: 01483 571122 ext. 2072

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For an application form or for any other enquiries

10 HOUR ACUPUNCTURE CPDThe 50 most useful acupuncture points revised

Bath (9th May)

Berkshire (27th June)

London (5th Sept)

Milton Keynes (10th Oct)

See www.physiouk.co.uk/10hours or call 0208-787-5963

A TOUCH OF CALMWhen: 6th June 2015

Where: The View, 6 Rangers Road, Chingford E4 7QH

This nurturing and informative workshop offers manual therapists a truly unique journey into stress management. Adapted from The Calm Choice - an award winning course, the day will include movement, breathwork, relaxation, research studies and hands-on healing to empower practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of the mind/body connection. You will leave with a greater awareness of how you can support both your health and that of your clients.

Maximum of 12 participants. CPD approved (5)

For more information http://treerooms.co.uk/the-calm-choice/when-and-where/

Contact: Anna Young and Robyn Silverton. [email protected]. 07775591082/07775724256

Laser Therapy Training 2015Theory, dosage, safety, contraindications, regulations, hands on training. Southampton, 29 Apr; London 9 May; Manchester, 20 May; Bristol, 17 Jun; Leeds, 8 Jul.

Cost: £200. Course Leader: James Carroll FRSM. 01494 797100, www.thorlaser.com Register online - Early Bird Discounts available

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Musculoskeletal Ageing and Health – MSc

Be at the forefront of improving musculoskeletal healthPhysical frailty and poor musculoskeletal function are significant contributors to ill health in old age. Osteoarthritis alone affects 6 million people in the UK and the health consequences of low physical activity, in terms of years of life lost, are on a par with that of smoking.

This course explores the biological basisof age-related musculoskeletal decline andassociated pathologies. Factors influencing the reduction in musculoskeletal health with advancing age and interventions to maintain it will also be investigated.

Designed to appeal to allied health professionals, especially physiotherapists working with older adults in a clinical context, the part-time study and mentored practice options are specifically in place to support you. With a range of optional modules to choose from you will be able to focus your studies in the areas you are most interested in.

Learn moreFor further information on the programme including module information and access to our on-line application form, please visit

our website www.birmingham.ac.uk/ma-physio or contact Professor Janet Lord on 0121 371 3234 or by email [email protected] or Dr Carolyn Greig, 0121 414 8743, [email protected]

For more Masters programmes suitable for Physiotherapists such as Genomic Medicine, Trauma Science go to www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate-mds or for Physiotherapy, Advanced Manipulative Physiotherapy and Advancing Practice see www.birmingham.ac.uk/pg-physio

Effective Clinical Supervision Master Class Training by BPP University School of Health12th June 2015

The ability to perform effective Clinical Supervision is a key component to empowering individuals to deliver healthcare provision of the highest standards. This course is aimed at clinicians of all levels, this interactive Master Class will improve confidence, and empower individuals to conduct high quality Clinical Supervision.

Venue: Derby

£150 CPD 6hrs.

Full Details: www.ncore.org.uk

Mobilisation of the Nervous System – NOI Level 19-10 June 2015

A comprehensive course on the diagnosis and management of physical dysfunction of the nervous system. With plenty of practical work and the latest neurobiology. Clinicians will rapidly merge new material into all existing manual therapy frameworks.

Venue: Derby

£295 CPD 12hrs.


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Vestibular Rehabilitation and Cervico-genic Dizziness25-26 June 2015

The cervical spine can cause symptoms of unsteadiness and imbalance. This two-day course provides a scientific rationale for the existence of cervico-genic dizziness. Its diagnosis is one of exclusion. Differentiation between vestibular, central neurological and musculoskeletal causes of dizziness is highly important when assessing and treating cervico-genic dizziness. This updated, intense course covers the essentials of clinical vestibular assessment and treatment. A strong emphasis is placed on differential diagnosis, clinical reasoning and treatment selection.

Venue: Derby

£260 CPD 15hrs.


MYOFASCIAL RELEASE: AN INSPIRING HANDS-ON INTRODUCTIONMilton Keynes (16th-17th May)

Southampton (6th-7th June)

West Sussex (12th-13th Sept)

Tutor: John Annan. Visit www.physiouk.co.uk/inspired or call 0208-787-5963

KNOW PAIN: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THERAPEUTIC NEUROSCIENCE EDUCATIONSurrey (13th-14th June)

London (12th-13th Sept)

Edinburgh (14th-15th Nov)

Tutor: Mike Stewart. Visit www.physiouk.co.uk/knowpain2 or call 0208-787-5963

PHYSIOIMPULSEInnovative 1 Day Courses

2 Experienced Tutors On Every Course Only £99 Per Day BE CONFIDENT IN K-TAPE & TRADITIONAL TAPING TECHNIQUES Combined Taping Day : 16 May 2015 Bath MSK ASSESSMENT DAY: 13th June 2015 – Bristol BAND 5/ NEW GRADUATE/ RETURNING TO PRACTICE Combined Manual Therapy Days: Option 1 : 12 September 2015 Bristol Option 2: 17 October 2015 Bath Discounts for Booking Multiple Days Contact: [email protected] 07917 327322 For more information visit http://www.physioimpulse.co.uk/cpd-courses.html

The Wells Physiotherapy & Sports ClinicTutor: Dr Toby Hall PhD, MSc,Post Grad Dip Manip Ther, FACP, Evidence based Spinal Manual Therapy, Curtin University, Perth, Australia. www.manualconcepts.com

4 day course over 2 weekends.

Intensive evidenced based 4 day course designed to give clinicians with varied experience the opportunity to advance their knowledge and clinical expertise in spinal manual therapy.

Date: 30-31st May 2015 Cost: £280 Title: Lumbar Spine

Date: 6-7th June 2015 Cost: £280 Title: Cervical Spine

Location: The Wells Physiotherapy & Sports Clinic, 7 Vale Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. TN1 1DJ

To book or for more information please email: [email protected] or telephone: 01892 525065. Or Toby Hall [email protected] tel: 00 61 8 93176022


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PAIN & PHARMACOLOGY (1-DAY) WITH DAVID BAKERIncrease Your Confidence of Pain Control Medication

London (9th May)

Crewe (18th July)

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You’ve completed your course in musculoskeletal medicine and passed your examination (well done) and have let a few months or years slide by, maybe with a few other courses added to your CV. But now you’re starting to need a fresh challenge and could do with a nudge in the right direction. If that is you – look no further than the SOMM’s own MSc Musculoskeletal Medicine!

The programme is a collaboration between the Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine and Middlesex University

and is specially designed to be flexible to suit you. It is also open to anyone who has successfully completed a course in musculoskeletal medicine with any one of our affiliated organizations: The Cyriax Foundation, European Teaching Group of Orthopaedic Medicine (ETGOM), Irish Society of Orthopaedic Medicine (ISOM), Orthopaedic Medicine International (OMI UK), Orthopaedic Medicine International (OMI Europe) and Orthopaedic Medicine Seminars (OMS). Once you’ve registered on the programme, at the Postgraduate Diploma level, your next 60 credits will be made up by attending the 20 credit research methods module plus two other 20 credit option modules – ‘Theory and Practice of Injection Therapy’,

Advanced Clinical Practice in Orthopaedic Medicine’, the ‘Practice Based Proposition module’ or ‘Special Tests in Musculoskeletal Examination’. And – good news – if you’ve already done any of those they can be carried forward into the programme. Then just the 60 credit dissertation to do and you’re there! Almost 80 dissertations completed so far and you’re very welcome to see the list for inspiration. The programme is designed to provide a flexible framework within which you can construct a postgraduate programme, which meets your personal, professional and academic needs, whilst also incorporating the needs of your clients and the organisation within which you work. The programme is quality assured by Middlesex University and you will receive a Middlesex award on successful completion.

This programme is quality assured by Middlesex University and you will receive a Middlesex award on successful completion.

MSc MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE

For further information contact the SOMM office on

0151 237 3970 or email [email protected] visit our website atwww.sommcourses.org

NMS COURSESLow Back: 15 May 2015 Neck & Upper Back: 19 June 2015 Lower Limb: 25 September 2015 Upper Limb: 13 November 2015 Lyndhurst, New Forest £80 each course 10 participants Improve / refresh hands-on assessment & treatment skills related to palpation, posture & movement dysfunction Tutor: Dr Dean Phillips PhD MSc PGDipManipTher MMACP 01425 281000 [email protected]

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Pushing the Limits of Rehabilitation10th June 2015, Milton Keynes

‘Pushing the Limits of Rehabilitation’ is Bush & Company’s inaugural conference. With high profile speakers presenting and a wide range of exhibitors, we invite physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals to attend this inspiring conference. Visit www.centrevents.co.uk/bushco.co.uk for further information.

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Advanced Workshop for Physiotherapy Experts28th April 2015 – The Bingham Room, The Honourable Society of Grays Inn, 8 South Square, Grays Inn, London, WC1R 5ET

£150.00

For further details visit www.mlacp.org.uk

MSK diagnosis CourseWhen: 17th-19th June 2015

Where: University of West London, St Mary’s Road, Ealing, London, W5 5RF

The course has a Recognised Quality mark as a part of a CSP pilot scheme and is limited to 20 places.

IRMER 200 Certification by e-learning portal (5 CPD hours) included

Certificate of proficiency provided on completion.

£650.00 (Payment options available)

Contact: Please visit www.bellatorassociates.org for course details or email [email protected] .

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Derby Annual Head Injury Study Day17th June 2015

This course will look at funding issues, including how to make a successful bid for funding, both within and outside the NHS. We will look at the innovative dizzy pathway, incorporating joint working between disciplines to improve outcomes for patients, and will finish with a focus on “Old Injuries – New Problems – What has Changed”. This session looks at changes that take place years after the initial injury and consider how best to support individuals who are struggling to manage day to day activities.

Venue: Derby

£130 CPD 5.5hrs.



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Become a Pilates Instructor With APPI

Matwork Level One – The FoundationUnderstand the evidence behind this popular exercise method and identify how to clinically reason every Pilates exercise and incorporate into your practice.

Matwork Level Two – Class InstructorLearn the unique approach to teaching APPI Pilates in a group setting.

Matwork Level Three – Intermediate/AdvLearn the intermediate and advanced repertoire of APPI Pilates movements. Review case studies, design and discuss treatment plans.

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Balance Rehabilitation: Translating Research into Clinical PracticeWhen: 15/05/2015 to 17/05/2015

Where: Dunfermline, Scotland.

New concepts in assessing and treating balance impairments that lead to loss of function independence and falls in neurological and geriatric populations. Cost £252.

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Neurorehabilitation: Integrating upper limb research into practiceThursday 2nd and 3rd July 2015

The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG

This two day course provides therapists with an overview of current research looking at treatment and rehabilitation options for the neurological patient with upper limb deficient. The course aims to assist in the integration and translation of scientific evidence into clinical practice. Discussion will be on the practical real life translation of the evidence and delegates will have the opportunity to look and trial novel devices and technology.

Course lecturers are from The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Institute of Neurology (and include leading researchers in upper limb research in neurological patients)

Fee: £250 including delegate pack

For application forms and further details please contact:

Course Co-ordinator: Alkida Domi, Tel: 020 3448 3476, (fax: 020 3448 3711) Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.uclhcharitycourses.com [email protected]

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AHPs Have Got Talent, 15th June 2015, 09.00 – 16.30. Manchester.This event promotes the role of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech & language therapists, radiographers and other allied health professionals in cancer rehabilitation and to share best practice within the profession and with other professions. Topics to be covered include; prehab, survivorship, metastatic spinal cord compression, quality of life, vocational rehab, raising the profile of AHPs.

For more information please visit the website. http://www.christie.nhs.uk/school-of-oncology

The 3rd Christie Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression Study Day, 13th May 2015, 09.00 – 16.00. Manchester.This course has been designed to raise awareness of how to manage patients with suspected or confirmed metastatic spinal cord compression throughout the pathway. Key themes include Management of MSCC including presentation, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. The Network MSCC Coordinator role, National and local guidelines & the MSCC Pathway will also be covered.

For more information please visit the website. http://www.christie.nhs.uk/school-of-oncology

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Introduction to Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound5th - 6th June 2015. Manchester. £425 + VAT

This course will provide the fundamental skills and information to commence using Diagnostic Ultrasound to support clinical decision making. The course comprises theory and practical sessions with high tutor to delegate ratios. These include scanning of the Shoulder, Knee and Ankle/Achilles. The course tutors (physiotherapy and radiology backgrounds) currently lead primary care MSK Services, including Tier 2 orthopaedic triage plus deliver university CASE accredited MSc medical ultrasound programmes. The course is suitable for those contemplating the use of ultrasound in their practice or existing users wanting to improve/extend the service currently offered.

For more information, visit www.imaginginnovated.co.uk

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Biopsychosocial Approaches to Chronic Pain in Children and Young People24th June 2015

This workshop will recognize the multifaceted nature of chronic pain and the challenges and complexities of working with a biopsychosocial model with children and young people. It will give an opportunity to learn about and discuss the nature of pain in paediatric patients, with a focus on good communication skills as a key contributor in achieving respectful and collaborative working, and empowerment of clients and their families for positive change towards recovery.

Venue: Derby

£130 CPD 5.75hrs.


NEUROSCIENCE: WHY DO SOME OF MY PATIENTS IGNORE WHAT I SAY?Understanding Pain and Behaviour

London (4th June)

London (2nd July)

See www.physiouk.co.uk/pain6 or call 0208-787-5963

THE ADULT HIP: THE DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE...Is it FAI, Labral tear or Ligamentum Teres Injury?

Manchester (10th May)

Norfolk (5th July)

See www.physiouk.co.uk/fai or call 0208-787-5963

INTEGRATING STRENGTH & CONDITIONINGReduce Injury Risk and Improve Performance of Runners

Crewe (23rd-24th May)

Loughborough (13th-14th June)

Wiltshire (5th-6th Sept)

See www.physiouk.co.uk/run3 or call 0208-787-5963

MSK Health 2015Lessons from the sports field translated to the clinic

Kettering Conference Centre 9th June 2015

Early booking rate only £30 + vat

Key note speakers include Craig Ranson, Steve McCaig, Paul Harradine, Nicky Phillips, Duncan French and Geoff Davies

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Recruitment

Are you an experienced MSK physiotherapist? Do you have theexperience to work autonomously and together with a larger team? Do you want to work for one of the UK’s leading health and care companies?

We are looking for: • BSc or equivalent in Physiotherapy • UK HCPC and CSP membership • Experience required in treating musculoskeletal patients in a private or hospital outpatient setting • Excellent CPD record that focuses on the musculoskeletal area of physiotherapy • This is primarily a phone-based role and so the ability to read, write and communicate in English is essential • You will be computer literate

In return we offer an excellent package helping you to developyour experience and skills and supporting your ongoing CPD.This is your opportunity to help shape the future of our serviceand to benefit from fantastic career opportunities.

Do you have the qualities to shine in this exciting role?

Bupa is an extraordinary company driven by a clear ambition –to help people live longer, healthier and happier lives. If you’re interested in being part of our growing team, please send your CV to [email protected]

MSK physiotherapists required Permanent & Part-time - Nationwide

Physiotherapy OpportunitiesRoles available from experienced Band 5 to Band 8ABased in Lingfield, SurreyLooking to develop your career in therapy?

There’s no better time to join us here at Young Epilepsy!

We are embarking upon an exciting new phase in our over 100 year history:• A purpose-built College Therapy Centre will be opening in

summer 2015. • In January 2016 a brand new School will open.

Therapy is an integral part of what we do and is highly valuedby both our teachers and our support staff. At Young Epilepsywe can offer:• A beautiful green-field campus with ample parking spaces, a

staff restaurant in a converted tithe barn, a gym and evenstaff accommodation.

• The opportunity to work within dynamic, multi-disciplinary,student-centred teams.

• A chance to develop leadership skills.• The support of a dedicated administrative team.• Your own desk and computer. • Opportunities within various campus-based services

(School, College, Assessment & Rehab unit) with a possibilityof outreach.

• Direct therapy is encouraged.• Personal learning and development opportunities. • Collaboration with our on-site consultant paediatric

neurologists and research team. Young Epilepsy is the leading national charity focusing on thedelivery of education, care and health services to youngpeople with epilepsy and associated neurological conditions.We make a real and lasting difference to young lives and weare proud of our culture and the quality of our services. Please call us to hear more. Informal visits welcome.For further details of these and other vacancies, ourbenefits package, or to download an applicationpack, please visit our website youngepilepsy.org.ukAlternatively, you can email:[email protected] or telephone: 01342 831234. When applying, please complete yoursupporting information detailing why you think you would besuitable for the role.

Closing date: 29 April 2015.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and guarantee tointerview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children andyoung people.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly CRB) will be required.

Better futures for younglives with epilepsy andassociated conditions

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The Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre is recognised nationally andinternationally as a centre of clinical excellence.We require enthusiastic and motivated physiotherapists with a provenbackground in respiratory physiotherapy care.This is an exciting opportunity to join our well established and experiencedphysiotherapy and wider multidisciplinary team. You will work closely with theconsultant physiotherapist and specialist clinicians to lead the physiotherapyteam to provide an effective, high quality service carrying a clinical caseload.A flexible working pattern over 7 days will be required along with participationin the wider physiotherapy on call service.

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A full job description & online application are available from:http://jobs.uhsm.nhs.uk

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 29th April 2015These posts are subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

We are an equal opportunity employer.Applicants will be expected to provide evidence of ability to communicate effectively in English.

For informal enquiries/visits please contact:Susan Johnson - Consultant Physiotherapist on 0161 291 5007

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The Wellington Hospital is the largest independent hospital in the UK, with an international reputation for outstanding care. We have a 46-bed Acute Neurological Rehabilitation Unit, a 10-bed Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness Unit and a Neurological Outpatient Service. We’re also the first independent hospital in the UK to offer the Lokomat gait trainer. All we need now is you.

We’re looking for a forward-thinking clinical lead physiotherapist, as well as senior physiotherapists who’ll undergo a range of rotations within the department. We also need an enthusiastic physiotherapist to provide cardio-respiratory and rehabilitative care within Acute Services.

In all roles, you’ll be encouraged to learn, grow and develop your career with us through a robust supervision structure, continuous staff development, comprehensive training and the opportunity to be involved in service development projects.

For further information contact Shruti Sanghavi, Resourcing Advisor on

+44 (0) 77 1870 5068 or to apply go to www.hcacareers.co.uk

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Community Health Services, Tower Hamlets and The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, East London

Community Admission Avoidance Team AHP LeadsJob Ref: 259-CHS3931RM Salary: Band 7 £ 31,072 - £ 40,964 pa + allowances

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge?

If so, we have the role for you. We are looking for someone with excellent clinical skills, leadership qualities and experience of service development. You will provide clinical leadership to our expanding community Admission Avoidance Team, supporting patients in Tower Hamlets.

The team is based in the Royal London Hospital Emergency Department in Whitechapel and work across the Hospital sites as well as undertaking visits within the borough of Tower Hamlets in the east end of London. We are a pioneer site for integrated team service delivery and you will have access to excellent in-service training and development opportunities.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, contact Fiona Davies Lead Nurse In-reach on 020 8223 8317.

You can also find out more and apply online by visiting: www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ and then search for our vacancies via the link to NHS Jobs.

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ROTATIONAL INPATIENT PHYSIOTHERAPISTBand 6 £27,343 to £36,525 per annum (HCAS inclusive) plus £2,000 Golden Hello

Frimley Health is a leading and innovative acute NHS Foundation Trust serving a population of over 800,000 people with a catchment area across six counties in the south of England.An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic and rapidly evolving Inpatient Physiotherapy Team. New roles have been created within our forward thinking team with opportunities to develop clinically and managerially within a friendly and supportive environment. You will also be involved in the development of new services. Experience can be gained in:• Acute Stroke Unit• Stroke Rehabilitation• Neuro Outpatients• Aute Respiratory/ITU• Acute Medical Assessment Unit• Care of the Older Person• CardiologyWe are looking to recruit innovative and enthusiastic physiotherapists with a broad range of experience in core rotations, to join our friendly and proactive team. We have a strong and supportive Inpatient team, and have good relationships with consultants and MDT members. As part of this team you will supervise students from Oxford Brookes University and be involved with mentoring Band 5 Physiotherapists and Assistants. Our Band 7 Team Leaders are highly experienced in their fields, providing support and development opportunities for personal development and CPD.You will be supported to become competent to work on ITU, Paediatrics and Orthopaedics as part of our complete training package for working weekends and on-calls. Please note, in keeping with the National Drivers, this position may become part of a seven day service. There may also be the opportunity to have a static position within the Neuro and Medical Teams.To arrange an informal visit or for further information please contact Natalie Mansford on 01753 633522 or email [email protected]

To apply for this post and for further details about the Golden Hello, please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk using reference number 151-14-B093.

Closing date: 1 May 2015.For more details please visit www.frimleyhealth.nhs.uk

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Band 8a, 3yr fixed termSupported by University Hospital Southampton, University of Southampton and Macmillan Cancer Support

Macmillan Cancer Support predicts that there will be a record 2.5 million people living with a cancer diagnosis in the UK in 2015.

This presents the NHS with a challenge to provide services suited to patients needs and to ensure that the healthcare professionals of the future have appropriate training.

Clinically this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced physiotherapist with an interest in head and neck cancer to influence and develop the head and neck cancer physiotherapy pathway at UHS.

Academically the successful applicant will lead on the development of the cancer care education programme for pre and post registration students in the Faculty of Health Sciences and contribute to extensive research programmes across the faculty.

To be successful in your application you will need to have previous experience in cancer care (particularly head and neck cancer) and you will have preferably completed an MSc or equivalent in a related subject matter.

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Ambitious, enthusiAstic privAte prActice musculoskeletal physiotherapist wanted to join team in an established sports and spinal physiotherapy clinic in Sunderland within the Virgin Active Wearside gym. Minimum two years private practice experience. Full or part-time opportunity with excellent potential for growth. Email: [email protected]

truro, cornWALL Great opportunity to join growing physiotherapy and sports injury clinic on a part-time, self-employed basis. Flexible hours, excellent remuneration. Minimum five years qualified. CVs to: [email protected]

phYsiotherApist needed for estAbLished prActice Pilates qualifications preferred, with interest in sports rehabilitation. Job would involve group rehab classes alongside clinical practice. Regular CPD training. Two days per week. Beckenham. Call tel: 07736 319823.

rAdLett, hertfordshire We are looking for a physio qualified to teach Pilates. You should have APPI instructor qualifications or equivalent. We have a maximum of four participants per class and are currently running 11 classes per week in our own studio. Applicants must be prepared to work evenings. Please email a CV and covering letter to: [email protected]

exeter And surrounding AreAs Exciting part-time opportunities. Join a dynamic physiotherapy team. Work within an existing team or start a new clinic, we have the opportunities. Full details visit: www.amsphysio.co.uk/careersnow or call tel: 01392 412515.

neuroLogicAL phYsiotherApists required throughout the UK. Due to continued national expansion, we require experienced neurological physiotherapists for occasional work. High rates of pay for treatment and travel. Please send your CV to: [email protected] www.theneurophysioservice.co.uk

greAt opportunitY for a part-time, flexible musculoskeletal physiotherapist and also a community physiotherapist to join a friendly, busy clinic in London N14. Would

suit local person with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills. In-house CPD. Please send CV and covering letter stating availability to: [email protected]

susAn pAttison therApY services Community neuro physio (West Yorkshire). Looking for professional satisfaction and a work life balance? Are you resourceful, adaptable and relish the challenge of working with complex neurological conditions? Would you like the back up of a friendly management team and CPD opportunities? Join us. See: http://www.neurologicalphysio.co.uk/job-application-form/

muscuLoskeLetAL phYsiotherApist, kent We are looking for two enthusiastic, high experienced musculoskeletal physiotherapists to join our team. You will be expected to work as an autonomous practitioner on some weekday evenings and weekends on self-employed basis at our clinics across Kent. You should have minimum three years experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Acupuncture skills required and experience of working in private settings will be helpful. If you believe in ‘hands on’ approach for treatment of clients, we are eager to meet you. This is a part time opportunity (hours negotiable) for someone looking for additional work apart from their main job. If this interests you please email us with your CV at: [email protected]

rAdLett, hertfordshire We are looking for a physio qualified to teach Pilates. You should have APPI instructor qualifications or equivalent. We have a maximum of four participants per class and are currently running 11 classes per week in our own studio. Applicants must be prepared to work evenings. Please email a CV and covering letter to: [email protected]

south beds cLinics require full-time musculoskeletal physiotherapists to work in a multidisciplinary team. Pay and benefits upon interview. CVs to: [email protected]

cAre for sport (edinburgh And trAnent) are looking for a part-time self-employed musculoskeletal physiotherapist for afternoon/evening/Saturday post. Please send CV and availability to: [email protected] Minimum three years experience.

Looking for A highLY professionAL And experienced phYsiotherApist to work in a small and friendly well-established private practice based in Belgravia, a three minute walk for Victoria tube station. Excellent rates of pay. This position will be on a part time basis, flexible working hours and will be self employed. A Masters is preferable but not essential and must be more than five years qualified. A combined approach of manual therapy and exercise rehabilitation is essential. If you are interested in working in our small, friendly and supportive team, please call Norma on tel: 07753 686151.

sheffieLd Experienced physio required to work with a team of physios in established clinics though out Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. Mixed caseload and varied locations with a bias for acute orthopaedics and rehabilitation. Email: [email protected]

experienced phYsiotherApist – fife, scotLAnd Looking for an experienced physiotherapist qualified in spinal manipulation techniques to join our private practice in Fife, near St Andrews. Competitive rates of pay for the right candidate. Please email CV to: [email protected] or tel: 0133 331 1651 for further details.

mAnchester Part-time, musculoskeletal physiotherapist required on self employed basis. Hours flexible (approximately 12 to 20 per week). Small, friendly practice. Email: [email protected]

birminghAm Solihull Neuro Practice is looking for a self-employed motivated neuro -physiotherapist to join our community team. Flexible hours, car and driving licence essential. Support available if needed. For more information call Miranda on tel: 0121 744 0859/07544 045685 or email your CV to: mirandasphysiosteps.com

bedfordshire cLinic requires a part-time self-employed physiotherapist to work in its’ well -established friendly clinic. A position has now become vacant for a physiotherapist with at least five years experience capable of managing their own caseload. Initially required to work on a Tuesday and Friday – negotiable with scope to increase hours as necessary. Please contact Michelle Minihane on tel: 01525 720882 or email: [email protected]

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Offeringself-emplOyedprivatewOrk to neurological, paediatric and orthopaedic physiotherapists throughout the UK. Suitable for both private and NHS physios. Excellent pay and ability to take on as much/little work as you choose. For more info see: www.physiocomestoyou.com. Please email: [email protected]

nOrthwestlOndOnphysiOandtreatmentCentrewww.nwlphysio.co.uk We are looking for a highly-skilled and motivated physio to join our team of self employed physiotherapists. Our ideal candidate will have excellent people skills and be a confident practitioner with five years postgraduate experience. You will be supported by a competent administration team. We will assist you with one to one training and CPD. Please send your CV with a covering letter to: [email protected]

dynamiCpart-time(twOdays)physiOrequiredfor a busy, well-respected, multidisciplinary practice in the South Lakes. Minimum five years experience. Good musculoskeletal and communication skills and a friendly team orientated attitude essential. For further details please contact Alison Bloxham on tel: 01539 725220 or email: [email protected]

lOndOn Expanding physiotherapy practice in north west London. Exciting opportunity. PSW welcome. Flexible hours. Please send your CV to: [email protected]

expandingprivatepraCtiCewithnhsCOntraCt within a GP surgery in Pangbourne, West Berkshire is looking for an experienced musculoskeletal physiotherapist. Flexible working hours for desirable candidate, between 14 to 21 hours per week. One evening clinic would be required. Applicants should have five years relevant experience in musculoskeletal outpatient setting, be a proficient PC user and efficient multidisciplinary team worker. Please contact Katherine Sanders on tel: 0118 976 7189 or email: [email protected]

elstead/farnhambasedphysiOtherapypraCtiCe requires physiotherapist to teach Pilates classes Tuesday evenings. Preferably APPI trained. Help with training plus inservice. Clinic based physiotherapy post also available. Email: [email protected]

musCulOskeletalphysiOtherapistrequiredfor private practice Farnham/Elstead. GP surgery based. Minimum five years qualified. Email: [email protected]

lOughbOrOugh,leiCs Full-time/part-time self-employed physiotherapist required for busy, friendly clinic. Strong musculoskeletal, sports experience and communication skills essential. Three years postgraduate experience. See website for details: www.loughboroughphysio.com Apply with covering letter and CV to: [email protected]

musCulOskeletalCharteredphysiOtherapistrequired for private practice clinic in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport. Part-time hours, evenings and weekends. Must have five years postgraduate experience. Please send CV to: [email protected] or call tel: 0161 486 9883.

greatOppOrtunityfOranmusCulOskeletalphysiOtherapistto join our growing physiotherapy and sports injury team. Must be CSP, HCPC registered and have experience in sports injuries. Self-employed with flexible working. Minimum five years postgraduate. Self, GP and insurance group referrals. Please send CVs to Laura Dutton at: [email protected]

paediatriCphysiOtherapistsrequired–midlands Kids’ Physiotherapy are recruiting for highly experienced paediatric physiotherapists in the Midlands and surrounding areas. Work will take place in the child’s home, nursery or school. Hours are flexible and part-time on a self-employed basis, with good rates of pay, administrative and peer support. For more information please contact: www.kidsphysiotherapy.co.uk/job-frontline or CVs to: [email protected]

part-timephysiOrequired Three years+ musculoskeletal experience for a busy multidisciplinary clinic. Excellent manual therapy skills and HCPC required. Email: [email protected] for more info.

kent Part-time senior musculoskeletal physiotherapist. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic self-employed musculoskeletal practitioner to work initially on a part-time basis with a potential

opportunity for a full-time. You must have good interpersonal skills, be willing to learn and be strongly committed to clinic standards and codes of practice. Having excellent manual and rehabilitation skills is essential. Acupuncture, Pilates qualifications could be an added advantage. We provide In-house CPD sessions regularly which includes lectures from external speakers. Please email your CV initially to practise manager, Jan Panton, at: [email protected]

part-timeOppOrtunityExpanding domiciliary physiotherapy service. Croydon/Warlingham/Redhill/Sutton areas. One to two days per week. Hours to suit. Good rate of pay. Self-employed basis. Ideally suit a physio wanting to work around domestic arrangements. More details call Frances on tel: 020 8651 2110 or email: [email protected]

twyfOrd,berkshireLynden Hill Clinic is privately owned set in its own grounds. We provide intermediate rehabilitation, post-operative care and, convalescence in a holistic environment. We are looking for a Band 6 physiotherapist to work 37.5 hours per week. The applicant must be motivated, enthusiastic and have a proven clinical record in orthopaedics, hydrotherapy and neuro rehabilitation. The applicant must possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, HCPC registration and CSP membership. Experience in the private sector preferred. Car driver essential. All staff are subject to a DBS and ISA check prior to employment. Please apply in writing, enclosing your CV to: Linda Jury, Lynden Hill Clinic, Linden Hill Lane, Kiln Green, Twyford, Berkshire RG10 9XP or email: [email protected]

westyOrkshire(batleyandCleCkheatOn)Four to eight hours work available on a self -employed basis in expanding private clinics. Ideal opportunity for recent graduates looking for additional hours or first experience in the private sector. All enquiries welcome to: [email protected]

parkhOusebell is a major provider of physiotherapists to the Welfare to Work sector across the UK, that helps people to return to sustainable employment and improve the quality of their lives. This can be a satisfying and rewarding career path, that many physiotherapists would attest to.


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SPRINT PHYSIOTHERAPY REQUIRES a part-time women’s health and musculoskeletal physiotherapist to join our dynamic team in Kensington. Postgraduate qualifications are desirable and rehab/Pilates experience is essential. All applicants must be five years qualified. Please forward your CV to Lorna at: [email protected]

PURE SPORTS MEdIcINE, LONdON We are currently recruiting for a physiotherapist to lead the Pilates service across our organisation. We also have full and part-time opportunities at Raynes Park and Kensington. Candidates will have private practice experience and evidence of drive and passion for onward development. MSc or MMACP is an advantage. Weekend work will be part of the commitment. If you want to be part of a dynamic team in exemplary facilities then please send your CV and cover letter to: [email protected] or visit our webpage for more information at: www.puresportsmed.com/team/joinourteam.htm

LONdON, BERkSHIRE ANd WALES We are looking for experienced physiotherapists to join our large accomplished team at Ann Physiocare Limited. Part-time and full-time positions available in London, Berkshire and Wales, hours and days negotiable. CV and enquiries email to: [email protected]

BRAdFORd, PHYSIO ANd PILATES c-PHYSIO are recruiting physiotherapists for our expanding clinics with dedicated rehabilitation suites. Acupuncture and Pilates skills beneficial. Daytime, evening and weekend work available. Mixed caseload including sports injuries and orthopaedics. We are also recruiting Pilates trained Physiotherapists to cover classes and one-to-one sessions on a regular and ad-hoc basis. Contact David on tel: 07968 436201 or email CV to: [email protected].

dEAL, kENT Part-time physiotherapist required to work in a multidisciplinary practice established for 28 years. Hours and days negotiable. Manual skills would be an advantage. Applicant must be able to start by August at the latest. Apply with CV and covering letter to Stephen Comfort at email: [email protected]

SUNdERLANd Due to recent expansion, Sano Physiotherapy Ltd is looking to recruit physiotherapists to work flexible hours at our private musculoskeletal clinic in Sunderland. No experience needed as CPD and training will be provided. Flexible hours are available with shifts to cover daytime, evening or weekend working with remuneration dependent on experience. The clinic has exceptional rehabilitation and gym facilities and the caseload is a mixture of private patients, sports injuries, occupational health and medico-legal work. Please email CV and covering letter to: [email protected] or for further information please call tel: 0191 570 0072.

FULL-TIME PHYSIOS – LANcASHIRE Full-time and part-time employed or self-employed physios required to join a team of friendly, enthusiastic physios and multidisciplinary therapists. Capacity in Bolton, Burnley, Skipton and Padiham. You will need plenty of experience, hands-on skills and a patient-focus. What you get in return are mainly self-fund, motivated patients, nice surroundings, lots in-house training and opportunities for career development - we like friendly people who are excited about helping us to grow. If this sounds like your cup of tea, we would love a chat with you! Enquiries to: [email protected]

MAccLESFIELd, cHESHIRE Exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic self-employed musculoskeletal physiotherapist to join our established and ever growing physiotherapy and Pilates practice set within both a dedicated clinic and local sports centres. Part-time initially with potential to increase. Some hours will be evening/weekend. Minimum five years postgraduate experience required. Good manual therapy, rehabilitation and acupuncture skills required and APPI Pilates training preferred. Please email covering letters and CVs to: [email protected]

AN ExcITINg OPPORTUNITY HAS ARISEN for a part time physiotherapy post here at the West Yorkshire Physiotherapy centre with a view for full-time. The hours will be negotiable to include evenings and Saturday morning. If you are looking for a new dynamic challenge in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and want to develop your clinical reasoning, bio mechanical understanding and hands on physiotherapy

skills then this is an opening for you. In house training is provided and pay rate is determined by the level of experience. Please send your CV and a covering letter to: [email protected] FAO Janine Midgley.

I AM LOOkINg FOR A SELF-EMPLOYEd, ExPERIENcEd dOMIcILIARY AdULT LEARNINg dISABILITIES PHYSIOTHERAPIST to work directly with me on part-time flexible basis, weekdays only, (approximately 20 to 30 hours per month) for a competitive salary. I have an immediate vacancy in the Purley area. Please contact Heather Epps on tel: 07930 318477 to arrange an appointment or send your CV to: [email protected]

WINSFORd, cHESHIRE Part-time musculoskeletal private work available, eight to 10 hours per week. Ideally five years postgraduate with orthopaedic medicine, manual therapy and Pilates experience. Please contact: [email protected]

PART-TIME MUScULOSkELETAL PHYSIO NEEdEd for busy private clinic in Virginia Water, Surrey. We are looking for a confident hands-on physio with a minimum of four years’ experience to join our multidisciplinary clinic. Please contact: [email protected]

HcPc REgISTEREd PHYSIOTHERAPIST WANTEd at a busy practice in Upton, West Yorkshire for insurance and private work, to include weekends and evenings. Please send CV and covering letter to Jackie Cox at the Clinic for more details. Tel: 01977 644 888 Email: [email protected]

cANARY WHARF, LONdON Part-time, self-employed musculoskeletal physiotherapists wanted to join busy, established private practice 12 to 26 hours per week (no weekends). Please email CV and covering letter to: [email protected]

UxBRIdgE Musculoskeletal physiotherapist needed for busy gym based clinic. All levels considered. Please email: [email protected]

g4 PHYSIOTHERAPY ANd FITNESS - dIdSBURY, MANcHESTER Full and part-time physiotherapists required at our highly reputable physiotherapy, sports injury, Pilates and fitness clinic in Didsbury. Immediate work available. Please email your interest and CV to: [email protected]


BusyCountyDurhampraCtiCeseeks enthusiastic musculoskeletal and neuro physiotherapists. Part-time, variable hours to suit you, days and/or evenings. Self-employed. Excellent rates. Ideal as a second income or maybe your chance to launch a career in private practice. Must have minimum three years experience. Interested? Please call Aycliffe Physiotherapy on tel: 01325 310122 or email your CV to: [email protected]

ComeanDJointherehaBWorKsteam!RehabWorks is a fast growing, award winning provider of rehabilitation services. We currently have opportunities within our 10 UK-wide centres for junior and senior physiotherapists. Flexible working hours. Comprehensive training and development. Excellent rates of pay plus enhanced benefits. For more information please contact: [email protected] Website: www.rehabworks.co.uk

seniorphysiotherapist–DurhamRehabWorks have an exciting opportunity for a senior physiotherapist to join our friendly team in our Durham centre. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to experience case management, acute physiotherapy, functional restoration programmes and preventative training programmes. Comprehensive training and development. Excellent rates of pay plus enhanced benefits. For more information please contact: [email protected] Website: www.rehabworks.co.uk

primephysio,southCamBriDge are looking to employ a dynamic and well-motivated neurological physiotherapist on a part-time (two to three days per week) self employed basis. The post would ideally suit someone with two years postgraduate experience. Please apply with a covering letter and CV to: [email protected]

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southoFFranCe Majority share in physiotherapy partnership with international clients, due to retirement of partner. Includes therapy pool and equipment. Turnover of majority shareholder €150,000. Substantial net profit. Ability to communicate with patients in French is essential. You must have a recognised physiotherapy qualification. Please reply in English or French with career history to date, by email, to Bernard Louyrette at: [email protected] or call mobile tel: +33 6 11 12 25 55.

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Tell us about your fellowshipI was awarded a prestigious National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Career Development Fellowship which I started in January 2015. This three-year fellowship will involve investigating the impact of social networks in changing people’s physical activity behaviour, which has signifi cant implications for public health. We choose our friends, neighbours, and colleagues, and we inherit our relatives. Each person we are connected to also does the same, so we assemble ourselves into social networks. Evidence demonstrates that our ‘embeddedness’ in these social networks affects our health. This fellowship provides a timely investigation into the

effectiveness of social network interventions and will seek to answer a number of methodological and implementation challenges.

What will this entail?This fellowship aims to undertake the development work and pilot testing necessary to design and evaluate novel social network enabled interventions. I’ll be reviewing previous research, analysing social networks for workplace physical activity, simulating network parameters to design an optimal intervention and pilot testing the intervention. I will visit Harvard, the universities of Southern California and Cambridge.

How will you disseminate the fi ndings?Through users and academics. Study ezines (electronic newsletters) will be distributed to participants and stakeholders updating them on the study’s progress, and presented at relevant community and voluntary forums. Results will also be presented to local policymakers via the Northern Ireland knowledge exchange seminar series to highlight the potential of social network enabled interventions for health behaviour change. Academic outputs include international and national conference presentations, high impact peer-reviewed publications, seminars on social network enabled intervention at national and international universities. What do you do on an average day?No two days are the same which is great. A typical day might involve attending research meetings, analysing data, writing papers, supervising undergraduate of PhD student research projects, writing funding applications,

giving presentations and teaching.

Should physios be more engaged in public health?Certainly. I think physiotherapists have a huge role to play in public health, particularly in physical

activity promotion. The CSP has been at the forefront of advocating the signifi cant impact that physiotherapists can play in public health. Indeed, physiotherapists are already actively engaged in improving public health through early intervention; primary and secondary prevention; the treatment and rehabilitation of chronic and long term conditions; keeping people fi t to work; and promoting the benefi ts of regular physical activity for health and wellbeing. And physiotherapists will have an increasingly important role to play as the responsibility for public health moves to local authorities. You’ll be travelling a lot. Who will you be visiting and why? I will be spending time at the University of Southern California in Los Angeleswhere I will work with Professor Tom Valente who is an global expert in social network science. I willalso spend time with Professor Lisa Berkman, a social epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University and with Dr James Woodcock at the Centre for Diet and Activity Research, University of Cambridge. Spending time in these universities will enable me to learn core skills in social network analysis and agent-based modelling, as well as build important collaborations for future research.

Should other CSP members follow your lead?I think anyone interested in becoming an independent researcher should apply for a fellowship. They provide protected time to undertake research, learn new skills, build collaborations and spend time with international experts from prestigious universities. FL

Dr Ruth Hunter is based at the centre for public health, Queen’s University Belfast

More informationApplications for the next round of NIHR fellowships open in October. See: www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/fellowship-programme.htm

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fellowship provides a timely investigation into the How will you disseminate the fi ndings?Through users and academics. Study ezines (electronic newsletters) will be distributed to participants and stakeholders updating them on the study’s progress, and presented at relevant community and voluntary forums. Results will also be presented to local policymakers via the Northern Ireland knowledge exchange seminar series to highlight the potential of social network enabled interventions for health behaviour change. Academic outputs include international and national conference presentations, high impact peer-reviewed publications, seminars on social network enabled intervention at national and international universities.

What do you do on an average day?No two days are the same which is great. A typical day might involve attending research meetings, analysing data, writing papers, supervising undergraduate of PhD student research projects, writing funding applications,

giving presentations and teaching.

Should physios be more engaged in public health?Certainly. I think physiotherapists have a huge role to play

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