Mental Health in Wales in the Early 20th Century
OT History Matters is seeking interest from Physiotherapy colleagues on a project about the history of mental health in Wales. They have made contact with the IPHA and provided the information below: This note introduces a new project in Wales….
World Cup Physio Goes Down
The football World Cup is the most celebrated sporting event on the planet, with the 2018 iteration totaling 3.57 billion combined spectators. In its 92-year history there have been many terrific stories, but for one of the more unusual and…
Sister Kenny
On the eve of the 70th anniversary of her passing we will explore the life of this Australian ‘nurse’ whose work with polio victims opened the modern-day era of rehabilitation and physiotherapy. Whilst working in outback Queensland in 1909, Kenny…
Guidelines for Computerised Information Systems in the UK NHS Physiotherapy Services: An Historical Perspective
Background This paper (below) was published in the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Journal “Physiotherapy” in April 1994. At that time, there were very few computerised information systems specifically designed for physiotherapy services and Allied Health in the UK but computerised…
Why Information Systems for Physiotherapy? – An Historical Perspective
I think the service I led and managed was the first in the United Kingdom to make Personal Computer (PC) access fully available to all physiotherapy staff and by the time I retired from that role all of my out-patient…
The 2023 Talent Acquisition & Retention Survey
It’s that time of year again! We’ve opened up our ever popular Talent Acquisition and Retention Survey which feeds into our annual Talent Report. Much like our CSM 2023 Corporate… The post The 2023 Talent Acquisition & Retention Survey appeared…
Job Market Pulse – 2023 Report – Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) Release
The team at UpDoc is pleased to present the 2023 Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) release of the Job Market Pulse Report! Considering the changing times within the job market landscape,… The post Job Market Pulse – 2023 Report – Combined…