Physiotherapy

Network Objectives

PHYSIOTHERAPY DEVELOPMENT DAY

Stakeholder Event

The Physiotherapy Stakeholder Event was held on Thursday 29th June at COSLA, Rosebery House, Haymarket, Edinburgh.

• Click here to view the Topic Specific Group Presentation (PPT, 317K, 1.30Mins)
• Click here to view Angie McManus's Presentation (PPT, 274K, 1.10Mins)
• Click here to view the action points from the event (Word, 250K, 1.11Mins)

Service Development Initiatives

• Physiotherapy Service Development Initiatives (Excel, 219K, 1.20Mins)
• Click here to download the instructions on how to use the initiatives document (Word, 24K, 6 Secs)
• Archive Physiotherapy Service Development Initiatives (2002 - 2005) (Excel, 415K, 1.58Mins)
• Blank Template (Excel, 14K, 3Secs)

Please submit initiatives by completing the blank template and emailing to Jane Millar at ahpadmin.qis@nhs.net.

WCPT Evidence Based Practice Email Discussion Group

The WCPT Evidence Based Practice Email Discussion Group was set-up to:

• Facilitate communication and debate on EBP among physical therapists who belong to the Member Organisations or subgroups of WCPT
• Provide a forum of support to physical therapists working to develop and implement EBP in their country
• Inform WCPT s EBP work aimed at supporting member countries and subgroups
• Enable WCPT to keep people informed of developments.

Members are welcome to:

• forward messages from other lists
• publicise meetings, conferences and workshops of interest
• send details of useful resources such as books, articles, databases or websites
• ask - and respond to! - questions
• post reports of conferences
• send out news items
• share information on projects
• seek advice

It is free to join and both clinical guidelines and outcome measures are ideal topics for discussion. There have already been some relevant debates.

To join the WCPT-EBP list you can go to: http://www.wcpt.org/programmes/ebp/emailnetworks.php.

Useful Information

NICE and the National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care have published a guideline for the NHS in England and Wales on the assessment and prevention of falls in older people (November 2004)

Useful Links

A site for sore knees!

www.physiotherapyadvice.scot.nhs.uk

Physiotherapy advice for knee pain and problems on the internet. No appointment necessary - just register, log on and fill in the knee questionnaire.
The website has been created by NHS Lothian and is available to all - worldwide.

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Interactive Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

West of Scotland Physiotherapy Research Network

NHS Scotland - e-library

NHS Scotland - Clinical Governance