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RCC partners the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)

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RCC partners the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)

The Royal College of Chiropractors is now a non-commercial partner of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). This means that appropriate research studies funded through the RCC’s eligible funding streams are now entitled to access NHS support via the NIHR Clinical Research Network.

Chiropractors practise at major sporting events

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Chiropractors practise at major sporting events

Two major sporting events in London this summer involve Chiropractors providing support to elite athletes from around the world. A group of 11 Sports Chiropractors are working at the World Para Athletics Championships, from 14-23 July, and at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Athletics Championships from 4-13 August 2017. The championships, which are being held at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, involve 3,300 athletes from more than 200 countries. Chiropractors are working alongside physiotherapists, osteopaths, sports massage therapists, sports doctors, pharmacists and radiologists to provide a fantastic service for the athletes’ needs. Meriel Davis, Sports Chiropractor and Member of the Royal College of Chiropractors’ Sport and Exercise Faculty, said “It’s an amazing opportunity to be involved at events such as these where members of different healthcare professions work together as a team to provide high quality, athlete-centred care”. These events mark the first time that the World Para Athletics Championships and the IAAF World Championships have been hosted by the same city in the same summer.

Call for PPQM and CMQM applications

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Call for PPQM and CMQM applications

Applications for the RCC Quality Awards for the period 2018-2020 are now invited. PPQM and CMQM awards already held for the periods 2016-2018 and 2017-2019 will remain valid for one and two more years respectively. Practices that hold the award/s for the period 2015-2017 should now re-apply to ensure their quality mark/s remain/s valid beyond 2017. Applications from renewing Practices and those that have never held the award are positively encouraged. Application details here.

Summer Conference

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Summer conference

We are delighted to announce the details of our first summer conference, which will take place in Birmingham on Saturday 17th June 2017. The conference is free to members, with an option to buy tickets for supper. The programme and registration form are available here.

Undergraduate Student Travel Grants

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8 February 2017: Undergraduate Student Travel Grants

The Royal College of Chiropractors is pleased to announce the availability of overseas travel grants for chiropractic undergraduates. These grants are available to any chiropractic undergraduate currently studying in the UK and registered as an RCC Student Member, and are intended to assist the applicant in attending a conference, undertaking a secondment or making some other educational visit outside the UK. Further details and an application form are available here.

New NICE Low Back Pain & Sciatica Guidance

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New NICE Low Back Pain & Sciatica Guidance

Today’s publication of the NICE Low Back & Sciatica Guidance was welcomed by the Royal College of Chiropractors. The Guidance recognises the evidence for spinal manipulation which is typically provided by chiropractors as part of an evidence-based package of care including exercise and psychosocial support.
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Personal PhD grants – call for applications

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Personal PhD grants – call for applications

The Royal College of Chiropractors’ Research Committee announces the availability of two personal grants of £1,600 each for the 2016/17 RCC membership year. These grants are to help support RCC members who are registered on part-time PhD or Professional Doctorate programmes while also active in clinical practice. RCC members are eligible to receive a grant up to three times during the course of their doctoral studies.

An application form, which includes the terms and conditions of the grant award, is available here. The deadline for receipt of applications is 12 noon on Friday 20 January 2017.

Choosing Wisely – Avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures

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Choosing Wisely – Avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures

In 2012, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation launched Choosing Wisely, an initiative to advance a national dialogue on avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures. The initiative has subsequently become global and Choosing Wisely UK was launched last week by the Academy or Medical Royal Colleges. The Academy listed 40 treatments and procedures that are of little or no benefit to patients using recommendations supplied by NICE, and the eleven medical royal colleges that have contributed to date.

The Academy’s list included the recommendation that ‘back pain which is uncomplicated, that is not associated with ‘red flags’ or radicolupathy usually does not require imaging‘. The Royal College of Chiropractors (RCC) is pleased to support this recommendation which concurs with the RCC’s Quality Standards on Acute Low Back Pain and Chronic Low Back Pain.