Director @theCSP - Leading all professional matters for 65,000 physios, physio students & support workers. Board Director @SignSightSound1 🏴
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✈️ UK → LA to support @APTAnews as they shape AI principles for physiotherapy.
Not about exporting answers. About collaboration, shared learning, and professional leadership 🇬🇧🇺🇸🤝
Blog: lnkd.in/eG4wYxZB
#Physiotherapy #AIinHealthcare #UKUS
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AI is already changing MSK practice — but what does that actually mean for clinicians, services and patients?
At this year’s MACP Study Day, our panel discussion will explore:
Digital & AI innovation in MSK practice
With contributions from:
Ash James
Exploring AI in physiotherapy
Chris Efford
What’s here now vs. what’s coming next
Jayne Davies
Implementing AI in MSK services: lessons learned, risks, governance and adoption
This session will move beyond the hype and focus on the real questions for MSK practice:
How is AI already being used?
What opportunities are emerging?
What are the risks?
How do we implement innovation safely and meaningfully?
What does good governance look like?
MSK Practice at a Crossroads feels particularly relevant when considering digital transformation and AI. This is an opportunity to hear from people actively engaging with these changes and to think critically about what comes next for our profession.
MACP Study Day 2026
Saturday 6th June
Birmingham
£50 MACP members
£75 non-members
Book here: macpweb.org/study-day-2026.a…
@PhysioMACP @ashjamesphysio @jaynedavies61
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Delighted to share our conversation with Director of Practice and Development at the CSP @ashjamesphysio
We talked about all things AI, recruitment freezes and the evolution of the physiotherapy profession!
Take a listen below!
youtu.be/FPoR_SbsTm4?si=ToR8…
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⏰ Reminder: Join us this Thursday for our NW Forum & AGM.
Includes a CPD session on AI in physiotherapy with @ashjamesphysio, Director of Practice & Development at @thecsp.
🗓 Thurs 12 March
🕕 6–7:45pm | 💻 Online
Free – book here: NorthWestAGM26andAI.eventbri…
#AI #physio
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Dissertation done ☑️
Will share out findings over the next few months but it’s been a pleasure looking at this over the last year.
Why do smart people sometimes stay silent? And what really drives learning and innovation?
#PsychologicalSafety #Masters @thecsp
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'People who have cancellations won't just disappear...' @ashjamesphysio spoke to @LBCNews in response to news that hip and knee replacement surgeries have been cancelled, and says those waiting must be given better access to physiotherapy.
Full interview: globalplayer.com/catchup/lbc…
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It was brilliant to be invited, thank you! I had some great discussions about AI and primary care from a UK and United States perspective 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Feb 14
The APTA board thanks our colleague @ashjamesphysio from @thecsp for spending the week with us at #APTACSM and helping us explore opportunities to advance practice using AI and primary care.
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Very thankful to our partners @OasisWarndon for continuing to believe in us and help us support the community!
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Campaign as ONE is about standing together on the issues that matter most — like NHS staffing levels.
Understaffing is affecting patient care, workloads and wellbeing. This Frontline article explains what’s happening, the action being taken nationally, and how members can challenge unsafe staffing locally.
Read more 👉
bit.ly/4kt2jcQ
#CampaignAsONE #OneCSP #CSPPhysio
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'AHPs are the backbone of our health and care system.' - @SoniaKumarMP
New AHP parliamentary group launches with big calls for government action
csp.org.uk/news/2026-02-02-n…
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🔔 HCPC renewal opens 1 Feb 2026
Renewal and CPD deadline: 30 April 2026
Check your email and mobile details with the HCPC so you receive all reminders and do not risk coming off the Register.
Full timeline 👇
linkedin.com/posts/ash-j-b23…
CSP guidance 👇
csp.org.uk/professional-clin…
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Fantastic day @thecsp offices yesterday with @ashjamesphysio talking all things physio, CSP and innovation! Excited to share this discussion over the coming month!
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New blog ….
Why 2026 should be the year of innovation in healthcare
#Innovation #Healthcare #Physiotherapy #Digital #Generalism #AI #MultiMorbidity
linkedin.com/pulse/renaissan…
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Ash James 💭 retweeted
20 Nov 2025
@ashjamesphysio @thecsp excited to present poster at #physio2025
Time to reflect-Can you be both a generalist and a specialist?
Hope we get an opportunity to discuss….1 day to go…
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Ash James 💭 retweeted
6 Nov 2025
Rehab helps people to return to work and stay in work.
We can't afford to wait. 388,076 people are waiting for MSK services in England, yet there are widespread recruitment freezes.
We must build the physiotherapy workforce we need to keep Britain working.
#RightToRehab
5 Nov 2025
The UK is "sliding into an avoidable crisis" according to a major review into workplace sickness out this morning.
The Keep Britain Working Review found that since 2019, 800,000 more people have left the workforce due to ill health, and the review warns that without action, it could get worse.
Former John Lewis boss Sir Charlie Mayfield, who led the report, talks to @susannareid100 and @edballs about his findings.
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5 Nov 2025
CSP calls for urgent investment in physiotherapy workforce to keep Britain working
We have welcomed the Keep Britain Working report, a cross-government review that sets out a new approach to tackling worklessness and improving workplace health.
csp.org.uk/news/2025-11-05-c…
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Ash James 💭 retweeted
5 Nov 2025
Keep Britain Working - our response
'This is a huge opportunity for employers and healthcare systems to recognise the power of rehabilitation in helping people stay healthy, remain in work and contribute to a stronger economy.
'A significant part of that success depends on employers playing their part — by harnessing the full expertise, experience and capacity of the independent physiotherapy sector, alongside NHS services, to create healthier, more supportive workplaces.
'But for those who rely on the NHS, access to physiotherapy must also improve. We urgently need more physiotherapy resource to tackle the growing waiting lists for musculoskeletal conditions - among the biggest causes of worklessness. In England alone, latest figures show 388,076 people waiting for MSK services.
'The UK population and economy cannot wait three to seven years for change. We have to invest in and grow the physiotherapy workforce now. There are more qualified physios than ever before - but recruitment freezes and financial pressures mean fewer opportunities for new graduates who are ready and willing to help.
@ashjamesphysio, director of practice and development at the CSP
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24 Oct 2025
Check out my latest article: Leading Responsibly in the Age of AI: Reflections from Harvard
linkedin.com/pulse/leading-r… via @LinkedIn
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7 Oct 2025
'After major surgery, physiotherapy is essential for recovery. No child should miss out on the care they need because of administrative boundaries or unclear responsibilities.' - @ashjamesphysio
#RightToRehab
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4 Oct 2025
There’s some confusion online about advanced practice & physio scope of practice, so here’s a 🧵 for clarity. Physios working in advanced roles aren’t pretending to be doctors they’re highly trained clinicians working at the top of their profession, improving care & outcomes 1/7
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6/7 Healthcare is changing. The old silos between professions are giving way to integrated, collaborative models where expertise is recognised, not restricted. Physiotherapists have earned their place as autonomous, evidence-driven clinicians at every level of care.
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7/7 So, no, physiotherapists aren’t “pretending to be doctors”. They’re part of the modern multidisciplinary solution to NHS pressure, patient need, and service innovation. That’s something we should all be proud of
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