J O U R N A L O F T H E C H A R T E R E D S O C I E T Y OF P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y

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AUGUST 10, 1989 VOLUME 75, No 8

Research Foundation Launched at CSP The Physiotherapy Research Foundation

of the United Kingdom was launched at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy on July 11, at a reception to which representatives of national charities, industry and commerce and other interested bodies had been invited. Physiotherapists involved in research were also in attendance, some of whom had contributed displays of their work in community physiotherapy, electrotherapy equipment, stroke, wa lk ing frames, amputees and other areas.

To mark this occasion, three awards have been made; Anne Parry was awarded €10,000 to look at the development and use of a computerised expert system for decision-making in physiotherapy; Maureen Sanderson and Rowena Plant have received

Shown here: Dr Parry and M s Plant with Mrs Wise (centre)

f5,215 for a three-year study into motor dysfunction in chronic schizophrenia, and the efficacy of physiotherapy w i th regard t o mental illness: and Jane Riddoch has been awarded f 7,612 to investigate the single- case-study approach to evaluation of practice. Awards were presented by Joyce Wise, vice-chairman of Council, and an address was given by Sheila Philbrook, chairman of Council.

The Physiotherapy Research Foundation was established by means of an initial donation of €30,000 from the Charitable Trust of t he Chartered Soc ie ty of Physiotherapy, in order to encourage and promote physiotherapy research, and work towards a sound basis for physiotherapy practice. It is hoped that interest in the aims and objectives of the Foundation, and in research being done, will generate income for future projects to be sponsored, and some donations have already been received.

Areas of primary interest include work wi th priority groups such as children, the elderly and disabled: health promotion; management and education; treatment techniques; the study of methods of teaching and assessing clinical practice; the development of valid and reliable methods of measuring and monitoring the outcomes of physiotherapy, cost-effectiveness of services and the physiotherapeutic approach to environmental design.

Appl icat ions f rom physiotherapists seeking funding for research projects are welcome. Further detai ls about the Foundation and application forms for grants can be obtained from Ms Susan Nayee, research liaison officer at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Late Advertisements New Procedure

The normal deadline for recruit- ment advertisements is the 20th of the month preceding publication. In a few cases this has caused problems and for the September issue onwards advertisements will be accepted from the 21st up to 4 pm on the 24th of the month, at a premium rate of €14.50 per single column centimetre.

This is an experiment made possible by modern technology and the very efficient firm of typesetters now employed. It will be reviewed by the Journal Committee at the end of the year.

Please note this applies only to recruitment advertisements in the classified pages - notices for ’Courses and conferences’ still need to be received by the 13th of the preceding month.

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Physiotherapists Help the Police The physiotherapy department at Pinder-

fields Hospital started a service for the West Yorkshire Police from April 1, 1989. The aim is to provide immediate treatment for members of their'force who sustain minor injuries, w i th the object of returning them to work far sooner than has previously been possible. Referrals come direct from the medical officer for the force who is readily available to discuss cases if any problem should arise.

The service is being run on a trial basis for one year, after which the position wil l be reviewed and a decision taken regarding its future. Under the agreement, the police force is funding a full-time senior I physiotherapist for a year, and has also financed the purchase of some new equipment.

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Mandy Asghar MCSP treats Sgt Lawrence Hurst after a road accident. (Photograph by courtesy o f West Yorkshireman)

Aspects of Paediatrics in How is policy planned t o accommodate

the varying needs of the 15 Republics of the USSR? Most physiotherapists operate in either hospitals or community centres - what is the structure of administrative support? What is the standard of medical training? How do facilities compare w i th those in Britain?

The Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists, in conjunct ion w i t h Interchange, has organised a study tour to explore these and other issues. This is a two-centre tour to Leningrad and Moscow, from March 17-25, 1990, with three special interest visits to clinics for orthopaedics, cerebral palsy and cancer patients, and possibly also a neo-natal unit.

Chartered physiotherapists w i t h an interest in paediatrics are invited to apply by September 7 at the latest for this tour. The price is f499 and includes all travel, food and accommodation. The tour wil l be escorted by t w o full-time interpreters.

Other Tours Planned USSR: December 2-10. 1989. Leningrad- Moscow-Vladimir-Moscow. f499.

A full professional and cultural programme has been arranged. Final date for booking: September 7, 7989. USSR: Acupuncture Study Tour to the Soviet Union. March 24-31, 1990. f499.

Details from Interchange. Final booking date: September 7, 7989.

the Soviet Union China: May 17-29 and October 4-16, 1990. €1,750. Details to follow.

Rumania: October 6-13, 1990. Treatment of sports injuries. €465.

Applications Further details and booking forms are

available from Interchange, 27 Stafford Road, Croydon, Surrey CRO 4NG (tel 01-681 36121 - mentioning the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Sportstart Holidays Opportunities for recently paralysed

people and others to be coached in any of 13 sports are offered by the British Paraplegic Sports Society.

A series of holidays based at the Ludwig Guttmann Sports Centre, Aylesbury, wil l be held from August to November. Participants will stay for four days in the Olympic Village at a charge of only f25 for full board and accommodation - the holidays are sponsored by BP. Places will also be available for some able-bodied companions, and the centre is within easy reach of many places of interest.

Inquiries are welcome by Sportstart Holidays, BPSS, Guttman Sports Centre, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 8PP.

Students Officer No 2 in Post Miss Rachel Pitkeathley BA took up the

post of students officer at the CSP on July 10. She succeeds Christopher Bond, the Society's first students officer, who moved on after much hard work in establishing the post.

Rachel has a degree in English language and literature from University College, London, where she held a variety of positions on the student union executive, and on the National Union of Students London Region executive.

Overseas Need for Physiotherapists Physiotherapists with dependents are now

sometimes accepted by VSO, a UK-based charity which sends skilled people overseas to work alongside local people in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific - helping Third World communities develop their own resources and gain increased self-reliance.

In response to specific requests from government and other organisations, VSO recruits men and women to pass on their skills. They spend a minimum of t w o years abroad, working for pay based on local rates. The recruits are given free accommodation, along w i th their return air fare, medical insurance, equipment grants and National Insurance contributions.

More information and application forms are available from the Inquiries Unit, VSO, 317 Putney Bridge Road, London SW15 2PN (tel 01-780 13311.

Rachel Pitkeathley

'The year ahead promises t o be a challenging one for students of physio- therapy', says Miss Pitkeathley. 'I hope to be able to facilitate further their involvement in the CSP.'

She looks forward to visiting schools and meeting as many student members as possible during the next few months.

Physiology Update THE knowledge base of physiology that we receive in our training is constantly being added to through medical research, but generally physiotherapists are busy people with little time to spare for in-depth study of the literature, and it is often difficult to gain access to the resources necessary to carry out such a study. We need to up-date our knowledge and understanding of the underlying physiological principles of our treatments if we are to promote our practice and remain creditable to fellow professionals.

More and more physiotherapists are becoming involved

with projects for higher degrees or validated courses which include literature searches and study of specific aspects of human physiology. Share your knowledge with the rest of your profession.

We are calling for review papers on any aspect of physiology of interest to physiotherapists. In the first instance please send a summary of the proposed paper to the editor at 14 Bedford Row, London WCIR 4ED, who will then provide guide lines for its presentation.

Do it now while the information is fresh in your mind.

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DOH Circulars and Guidance Copies should be available for consultation in health authority offices.

Health Circulars 1989 1. Health authority managers' remuneration and conditions of service 4. Maternity allowance claim form (MA11 8. Emergency planning in the NHS: Health services arrangements for dealing w i th accidents involving radio-activity

HCIHAZA RDI (8919 Extension cable reels: Risk of electric shock

HC(HAZARDI(89I 19 Everest and Jennings-Chailey Adaptaseat: Detachment of seat from chassis

Health Notice (89)9 Income generation: A guide to local initiative

Safety Action Bulletin 1989 No 44, January 6. Arjo bath hoists and similar equipment: Seat remodification 8. Hydrotherapy pool water treatment: Application of chemicals

Excessive gas pressure in a pool disinfection system resulted in an explosion. Guidance is given on the correct application of chemicals. 12. Airshields Vickers PT533 physiotherapy unit: Insecure bolts

No 45, March 14. Patient lifting devices: Sling, harness and strap failures 19. Phototherapy light shields

Amber 300 is recommended.

It was sunshine all the way for four lucky people who were invited to a garden party at Buckingharn Palace on July 13. Shown here setting out from the CSP offices for their royal engagement are (left to right) Miss Julia Botteley, Miss Patricia Waddington, Mrs Di Hall and Mr Robert Jones.

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&a- ?* fid . NATIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPY WEEK. % 19 -24 March 1990

Many individual members have already started planning for National Physiotherapy Week next year. In case this big event has so far passed you by, the Week is on March 19-24, 1990.

The aim of the Week is to promote as many different aspects of physio- therapy as possible throughout the country. It is up t o you locally to decide your theme or themes - you could have a different one each day during the Week. You might want to get across to the public the wide range of treat- ments that physiotherapists offer, or the fact that you treat everyone from the young to the elderly, or the fact that you are Chartered. You might wish to pick a theme such as sports injuries, or children, or looking after yourself in the home, or exercise is good for you, and so on. It is entirely u p to you.

At national level, the Society wil l be organising a launch followed by events

each day during the Week. A Week pack is being finalised to help members plan and organise the Week. There will be large quantities of leaflets, posters, stickers and balloons. There will also be mugs and tee-shirts bearing a suitable motif and the Week's logo.

The Week represents a great oppor- tunity for the Society and all i ts members, wherever they work, t o p romote physiotherapy. Th is i s something that, hopefully, all members do all the time, but the Week provides a focus for that work. We would hope that if the Week is a success - which it undoubtedly wil l be - there wil l be similar events in future years.

If you would like t o tell us what you are planning, or give us some good ideas, or you want to know more about the Week, please write to Lynn Duxbury in the Public Relations Department at the Chartered Society's offices.

No 46, April 21. Care and maintenance of infrequently used equipment

No 48, June 30. Walking frames: Separation of top rail 34. Patient couches: Risk of raisable head section collapse

No 49, July 38. Techlem patient lift, MacBick no 201200

Failure of a socket head cap screw 41. Wheelchair safety awareness

A number of patients have been injured owing to lack of safety instruction to wheelchair users and attendants.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL FOR PROFESSIONS SUPPLEMENTARY To NlEDlClNE June 26, 1989

Membership of the Council presentation of the report including - for the The Council was pleased to know that two first t ime - photographs.

of its members had been reappointed until The report will contain an account of June 30, 1993 (Professor R C B Aitken and issues which have been of particular concern Mr T Wadsworth). Mr D Jackson was t o Boards over 1988-89 and a statement of Issues Raised by Boards welcomed to his first meeting. the Council's current (healthy) financial Among the many issues arising from

It was w i th regret that the Council bade position. Board's discussions, t w o were judged farewell to Mr A W F Lettin and Dr A T In this context the Council paid tribute t o especially important: assessing competence Richardson. Both members had given long Mr F Whitehill for his management of the to practise at the point of (re-)registration, and valued service. Council's finances since 1977; the accounts and the linked problems of unregistered

for 1988-89 would be the last to be prepared practitioners and the lack of protected title Annual Report 1988-89 by him, and their strength owed much to his for State registered practitioners. It was

The Council approved the annual report skill and care. particularly galling t o know tha t the which, as before, wil l be widely distributed; Department of Trade and Industry was copies will be sent to all registrants, usually 'Caring For Patients' using public money to subsidise people to w i th other routine registration mail, by the (Review of the NHS) follow courses which could not lead to State end of 1989. The chairman was able to report that registration (and, therefore, employment

There have been improvements in the discussions had been held w i th the DOH, in the NHS or by local authorities).

and that the Council and Boards might be in a position t o be able t o comment on the implications of the White Paper shortly.

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The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists with a Special Interest in Elderly People

ACPSIEP wishes to apologise to its members and other interested parties for the lack of communication in the Annual Report which accompanied the May Journal (page 25).

The Association has had a year of activities and achievements, the highlights being our annual conference held in Buxton, Derbyshire. The theme 'Sharing and Caring' was expanded by notable speakers, w i th keen audience participation. Carefully organised workshop sessions allowed ideas and thoughts to be recorded, and the written results made available to all delegates for the cost of a self-addressed envelope to the course organiser. Over 100 delegates attended the extremely well planned event.

Two motions were presented at Congress in Nottingham last year - one on support of health care free at the point of delivery, one on specialisms; both motions were passed (the former unanimously).

The validated course 'Care of the elderly' ran successfully in Glasgow and Exeter, with 15 students on each course. The course package is at present being revised.

We are beginning to review and update our 'Guide Lines in Good Practice', looking particularly at the community. The present edition continues to sell in large numbers, and has had a further reprinting this year.

Our membership is now over 560. The Association was invited to run a

course in Portugal which took place last September.

We are planning next year's conference, which will be held in London, with the theme 'The Older Person in the Community'. We hope to organise one day of the conference in collaboration w i t h the community therapists.

We should like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to Sylvia Osborne. our former secretary, who has retired due to ill-health, and we wish her well.

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To all the membership of the Association of Chartered Physio- therapists wi th a Special Interest in Elderly People.

As you will have noticed in the July issue of Physiotherapy, page 388, our interest group was not in the list of those recognised by the CSP. This was because we felt that the criteria in effect excluded us from making an application. We are now in negotiations w i th the CSP so that hopefully the concept of holism which encompasses the over- lapping of many different skills can be included in these criteria. We will let you know of the developments.

ANNA SMITH MCSP, chairman

ACPSM Meets Training System Designer The 16th Annual Conference of the

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine, held at the Crystal Palace Sports Injury Clinic from June 30 to July 2, was treated to a visit from Norwegian sports injury expert Hans Gunnari, co-inventor of the Norsk sequence training system. The 120 participants saw him demonstrate the equipment, which has just been installed at the clinic. It exercises one major muscle

group at a time, building up strength, mobility and endurance simultaneously and allowing muscles not being exercised to rest without 'cooling down'.

The weekend conference was hosted by Rose Macdonald, superintendent physio- therapist of the clinic.

Shown here: Hans Gunnari wi th some ACPSM members at the conference

Employing Research Physiotherapists

Notes for District physiotherapists con- templating employing physiotherapists in research posts are published by the Centre for Physiotherapy Research in a 12-page book le t en t i t led Physiotherapists in Research. It covers terms and conditions, work content, supervision, and educational considerations. It ends with 16 points for consideration by applicants for such jobs.

The booklet costs €1.50 post free from the centre at King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS.

Unique Car Registration Number Yes, it does read PHY 510 S. l t is kindly displayed and owned by Janet Howard- Prager, who is a Yorksbire physiotherapist, now residing in New Barnet, Hertfordshire.

Janet has her own practice and is a member and regular conference delegate of the Organisation of Chartered Pbysiother- apists in Private Practice. WP

0 Alan Smith MCSP, physiotherapist at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, has been awarded the title of 'physiotherapist of the year' by the National Physiotherapy Service. He was'one of the first to help at the Hillsborough stadium disaster. Mr Smith wins a diploma and a fortnight in Tenerife for himself and his wife, Judith.

.Think Back Week, October 16-21, will form part of the 21st anniversary of the National Back Pain Association. The aim is to promote self-awareness in achieving healthier backs.

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