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Principles and guidance for prehabilitation
Macmillian have created principles and guidance for prehabilitation, to help you support people with cancer to live life as fully as they can.
You can read the guide here: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/health-professionals/resources/practical-tools-for-professionals/prehabilitation.html
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AGILE 2019 Conference
The 2019 AGILE conference will be held on 5th - 6th October at the ICC in Belfast.
The theme of this years conference is Navigating the complexities of providing high quality care for older people
Early bird tickets are available until 24th June
Book here: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/20242486418
Further information here: https://agile.csp.org.uk/system/files/documents/2019-06/AGILE%202019%20conference%20flyer_0.pdf
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Survey - the role of feet and exercise in falls prevention
Grateful if you could consider completing the below survey
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Briefing - NHS Long term plan and older people
AGILE have teamed up with the CSP to create easy to read briefings which highlight the NHS England Long Term Plan's commitments for older people. The briefing also includes recommendations as to how you could get involved in taking the Plan forward in your area.
https://agile.csp.org.uk/system/files/documents/2019-06/LTP%20briefing%20AGILE%20and%20CSP.pdf
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New publication: The care of the older or frail orthopaedic trauma patient
The British Orthopaedic Association Trauma Group has produced this BOAST (short standards document), which is supported by the British Geriatrics Society, National Hip Fracture Database and the Fragility Fracture Network UK.
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Exercise programmes for older people with sarcopenia and frailty – AGILE and British Geriatrics Society surveys 2019
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NHS benchmarking acute therapies benchmarking project is now open
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Exercise programmes for older people with sarcopenia and frailty – AGILE and British Geriatrics Society surveys 2019
In 2018, survey work by the British Geriatrics Society identified that although there is good evidence that exercise can help to prevent and treat frailty and sarcopenia, many organisations did not offer exercise programmes to older people with these conditions.
To improve provision and content of exercise programmes for these conditions, AGILE and the BGS are working together to better understand current provision and referral pathways
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CSP - Long Term Plan briefing
As healthcare decision makers in your area start developing plans and allocating resources for delivery,
CSP members across the country have a golden opportunity to ensure physiotherapy is at the front and
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Updated 'this is me' leaflet
A new version of Alzheimer’s Society’s 'This is me' leaflet is now available.