by Ian McMillan | Feb 15, 2026 | Business Update, Musculoskeletal, News, Pain, Service design
High-profile physiotherapist Andrew Walton is urging aspiring entrepreneurs to consider joining a new initiative that could shake up the way in which private care is delivered in the UK. Andrew (pictured above], one of the founders of First Contact Health Clinics,...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 13, 2026 | Musculoskeletal, News, Service design
A pilot AI-powered physiotherapy clinic has yielded ‘fantastic’ results in East Anglia, according to an NHS chief executive. Matthew Winn, chief executive a at Cambridge Community Services NHS Trust and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, praised impact of...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 9, 2026 | Events, On The Move, Research
The organisers of a conference for aspring and experienced researchers have said they are ‘thrilled’ that a veteran consultant physiotherapist has accepted an invitation to deliver the keynote address at their conference in April. Kay Stevenson, who has clocked up...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 9, 2026 | News, Public health, Rehabilitation, Sports & Exercise
Rachel Young – a physiotherapist by background – has welcomed an announcement from Sport England that it will continue funding a ground-breaking physical activity programme. Dr Young, a principal research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 2, 2026 | Editor's Pick, Physio First News
There’s an old adage in business about the importance of working on your business, not just in it. Easy to say. Much harder to do in practice, particularly in physiotherapy. Most physios running practices are busy being physios. Clinics are full, patients come first,...
