Member benefits

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While our members have a great deal in common, we know each has individual needs. We aim to provide a quality service for all our members, whether they are studying or working in the NHS, private practice or the independent sector. CSP membership brings you:

- so why not Join us?   For further information, please also see our leaflet   We are here to help you.

 

Physiotherapy students: are you thinking of becoming a physiotherapy student? Then please see our leaflet essential information for physiotherapy students 2006/2007 to find out more about the benefits of CSP student membership.

 

Professional liability insurance

All members who have paid the appropriate subscription (including students provided they are supervised by a suitably qualified physiotherapist) are covered by our professional liability insurance (PLI) scheme. The Society is presently revising its information on the scheme. Look out for more news shortly.

Telephone advice

CSP membership gives you direct access to a wide range of experts through our telephone advice services. These are available from 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday: call our Enquiry Handling Unit on 020 7306 6666.

 

Written advice

Complementing our telephone advice, the CSP produces a large number of factsheets and other documents which will often answer your query straight away or provide useful background information. CSP factsheets are available in the publications section of this web site.

Help in your workplace

If you work in the NHS a CSP local steward should be close to hand. If you work outside the NHS our growing network of independent sector stewards will be able to take care of your needs. Our 800-plus stewards act as the first point of call for members on the ground with workplace enquiries. Local stewards are backed up by their regional steward and ultimately the Society's team of senior negotiating officers. An equivalent team backs you up on workplace health and safety issues. The CSP prides itself on one of the best-trained steward and safety representative networks around. At a national level the Society is able to represent your interests in national pay negotiations and we hold important positions on national bodies such as the TUC. The CSP holds a seat on the TUC General Council where we exert influence far greater than our numbers would normally allow.

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Peer group support

Wherever you work and in whatever specialty there will be a group of physiotherapists with similar interests, supported by the Society. There are some 50 clinical interest and occupational groups affiliated to the CSP and by becoming a member of the Society you will have access to membership of these groups. Each group provides its own unique support network, often organising workshops and conferences and offering newsletters and journals.

Many CSP members also belong to other, natural networks, each with own their own individual interests and needs - for example:

The member groups section of this site has dedicated sections for these constituencies - complementing the work of lead officers and targeted services based at the Society.

 

Frontline

Frontline provides the latest general health news as well as reports on new CSP member services. It is also the leading UK source for recruitment advertising in the profession.

Physiotherapy Journal

Physiotherapy Journal is the official journal of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. It publishes original scientific research, systematic or narrative reviews, educational, theoretical or debate articles, brief reports, case histories or single case studies.

A national voice in government, the media and the NHS

Making physiotherapy's voice heard in government, the Society is winning new friends amongst many politicians and policymakers. We respond on your behalf to all major government papers and are invited by many national bodies, such as parliamentary select committees and the Labour Party health policy commission, to give physiotherapists' point of view.

Requests for letters of Good Standing - for full members

Letters of good-standing are available to full members of the CSP. Before a Letter of Goodstanding can be issued by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy the following information must be sent to the CSP, in writing and signed by the member, marked 'Private & Confidential' to; Nishi Gumani, Secretarial Admin Officer, CEO, CSP, 14 Bedford Row, London   WC1R 4ED (Tel no: 020 7306 6159):

  1. Full member's full name as on CSP Files
  2. Any other/previous name member may have had
  3. Full member's membership number
  4. Why the letter is required
  5. The full member must state whether they have had any complaints or matters of a disciplinary nature referred to the CSP
  6. Current correspondence address
  7. The full member also needs to ensure their membership subscription is fully paid up (or if the member is a non-practicing, then this must be stated)
  8. A Cheque or Postal Order for £10 made payble to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (please indicate in your letter that you have enclosed this payment)
Please also note the following:
  • Email, fax or telephone requests are not suitable.
  • There is a charge of £10 towards admin costs, which is payable to the CSP in the form of a cheque or postal order, for the issuing of all Letters of Goodstanding, and once approved this is sent to the member's correspondence address only.
  • The Society is unable to send the Letter of Goodstanding to a third party.
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Requests for Letters of Eligibility - for final year students and new graduates

CSP Student Members wanting written proof of membership, and new graduates who require proof of eligibility for full membership of the CSP for the purposes of registration with another professional or regulatory body, should contact Lucy Campion via email: campionl@csp.org.uk or by telephone: +44 (0)20 7314 7825 quoting their student number. There is no charge for this service.