Frontline care and health workers face thousands of pounds of government visa charges
Thousands of low-paid migrant care and health staff have been shut out of a government scheme that would save them thousands of pounds in visa renewal fees, says UNISON today (Thursday).
The frontline staff are dismayed the government has blocked them from receiving a free one-year visa extension, which has been granted to some key workers because of the pandemic.
The visa extension programme for health workers was introduced at the end of April and is only open to 3,000 NHS professionals, including dentists, physiotherapists, nurses, paramedics and psychologists, says UNISON.
The visa exten...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - July 2, 2020 Category: Food Science Authors: Garfield Myrie Tags: News Press release Boris Johnson Christina McAnea health Home Office migrant workers one-year visa social care Source Type: news
Participant expectations and experiences of a tailored physiotherapy intervention for people with Parkinson's and a history of falls - Rowsell A, Ashburn A, Fitton C, Goodwin VA, Hulbert S, Lamb SE, McIntosh E, Nieuwboer A, Pickering R, Rochester L, Chivers-Seymour K, Ballinger C.
PURPOSE: People with Parkinson's are twice as likely to fall as older people within the general population. This longitudinal qualitative study was part of a larger programme of research including a randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 30, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
A lung physio is the secret weapon in this 65-year-old widower's coronavirus recovery
When Charlie Coulton regained consciousness after 42 days in intensive care fighting Covid-19 - half of that time on a ventilator - he wondered if he had woken up in a science fiction film. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I'm a physiotherapist. Seeing the impact of Covid on survivors will haunt me forever
I ’ve never seen anything like coronavirus before. Recovering will be a Herculean task for patients, but we are here to helpAfter nearly a quarter of a century as a physiotherapist, I ’ve found 2020 the most professionally thought-provoking year so far. Throughout my career, I have treated patients with everything from rare and fatal brain conditions to severe bends brought about by diving, but what I have seen with the coronavirus pandemic will haunt me for the rest of my life . While every case of Covid-19 is different, after a while you’ve seen most of the pieces of the jigsaw somewhere before. Instead, it is the ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 25, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Cate Leighton Tags: Physiotherapists Society Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Medical research Science Hospitals Work & careers Money Guardian Careers NHS Health wellbeing Life and style Society Professionals Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Basildon physio's 'mum guilt' while helping Covid-19 patients
The NHS hospital physiotherapist who helps Covid-19 patients wants to make her young family proud. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Burnt-out health-care workers warn of mass exodus, with no end in sight to mandatory redeployment to CHSLDs
Documents obtained by CBC News show at least one of Montreal's regional health boards plans to keep physiotherapists and occupational therapists reassigned to long-term care homes until at least January. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
New agreement to ensure NHS staff in England are paid properly for every working hour
Health workers across England should now be paid properly for every hour they’re at work during the pandemic, following an agreement reached between health unions and NHS employers today (Friday).
Since March staff have been working flat out, treating and caring for patients, and keeping the NHS running under immense pressure – but often not getting paid for all the hours they put in, says UNISON.
Some NHS trusts have made sure staff are paid for every hour of overtime worked, but this hasn’t been the case everywhere.
That’s why 15 unions representing staff working in English NHS trusts – including UNISON, the Ro...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 29, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release coronavirus health pay Sara Gorton Unpaid overtime Source Type: news
Spirituality Helps Stroke Survivors, Caregivers Bounce Back
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - May 28, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Neurology, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychiatry, News, Source Type: news
Immersive virtual reality in stroke patients as a new approach for reducing postural disabilities and falls risk: a case series - Cort és-Pérez I, Nieto-Escamez FA, Obrero-Gaitán E.
Stroke is a neurologic disorder considered the first cause of disability worldwide due to motor, cognitive, and sensorial sequels. Balance dysfunctions in stroke survivors increase the risk of falls and physiotherapeutic rehabilitation is essential to redu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Ecological studies of sleep disturbances during suicidal crises - Cha ïb LS, Segovia AP, Baca-Garcia E, Lopez-Castroman J.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Several reviews and metanalyses have shown that sleep disturbances, such as insomnia and nightmares, can predict suicidal ideations and behaviors. Common physio-pathological pathways may explain this relationship. However, only in recent... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Health unions publish blueprint for the safe opening up of the NHS
Fast, comprehensive and accessible testing, and the ongoing, ample supply of protective kit are among measures that must be in place for the NHS to be opened up safely as the UK begins to ease the lockdown, say health unions today (Friday).
The 16 unions – including UNISON, the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal College of Midwives, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Unite and GMB – have drawn up a nine-point blueprint, which also calls for staff to be paid properly for every hour worked.
The unions want to ensure that – as out-patient clinics and operations resume – the NHS continues to operate a safety-firs...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 15, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Sophie Goodchild Tags: News Press release blueprint Covid-19 NHS PPE Source Type: news
Covid-19: the challenge of patient rehabilitation after intensive care, BMJ
As the first patients who have had the new virus and spent days ventilated in ICUs are discharged, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy predicts a “tsunami of rehabilitation needs”. BMJ Feature questions whether appropriate rehabilitation will be available. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Physios call for ‘further assurances’ after visas extension granted
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has urged ministers for “further assurances” following their calls for government to extend overseas physios’ visas during the covid-19 pandemic. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 6, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Alberta dentists, physiotherapists need rules in place before reopening
Albertans itching for a routine dental checkup or eye exam might have to wait a little bit longer than Monday. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - May 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Edmonton Source Type: news
Pain in back: Physiotherapist reveals simple tips to relieve symptoms at home
BACK PAIN can radiate from the lower back to anywhere along the spine. And, with more people working from home than ever before, a physiotherapist weighs in on the best way to prevent and reduce backache. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
