by Ian McMillan | Apr 22, 2025 | Reflections
Tell us about your first steps in the profession I trained at King’s College Hospital London and qualified in 1991 – so a long time ago! My early career began with a two-year rotational post at Guy’s Hospital in London as a basic grade physiotherapist,...
by Ian McMillan | Apr 16, 2025 | Editor's Pick, News, Older People
Walking at a brisk pace, and the amount of time spent at this speed, may lower the risk of heart rhythm abnormalities, according to a team of researchers whose paper was published online today (16 April) in the journal Heart. Examples of such abnormalities include...
by Ian McMillan | Apr 14, 2025 | Careers, On The Move
Sidy Ousmane Dieye takes over as chief executive officer at World Physiotherapy tomorrow (15 April), it was announced earlier today. Sidy is currently listed on World Physiotherapy’s website as being the organisation’s head of programmes and development, with...
by Ian McMillan | Apr 10, 2025 | Editor's Pick, News, Public health, Service design, Sports & Exercise
General practitioners who turn parkrun into a prescription risk medicalising a ‘walk in the park’, according to a GP whose opinion article is published today (10 April) in The BMJ. Glasgow-based GP Margaret McCartney argues that ‘prescribing’ parkrun as part of a...
by Ian McMillan | Apr 9, 2025 | Awards, On The Move, Service design
Three physiotherapists – Will Gregory, Jenny Elkins (centre) and Heather Harrison – are pictured taking centre stage at an awards ceremony held in the Houses of Parliament in London earlier this month (1 April). The UK-wide awards event was organised by the National...
