Two CSP members awarded fellowships for advancing physiotherapy

The CSP awards professional awards every year. These include fellowships, honorary fellowships and distinguished service awards. These acknowledge the contribution made by members, and notable non-members, to advancing the profession through their outstanding contribution to and impact on physiotherapy practice.

At this year's CSP conference two members, Helen Batty and Judith Reid, were both awarded fellowships.

Helen Batty

Helen Batty, principal lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, was awarded a fellowship for her sustained contribution to the advancement of, and impact on, the profession in the field of educational practice and leadership. 

Helen has been at the forefront of leading the innovation, development and change in culture in practice-based learning and her work has been shared across many Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and NHS organisations.

She has also co-developed and led an online Community of Practice (@AHPpracticeCoP) for colleagues from HEI’s and practice interested in practice-based learning.

Her leadership of the community and regular informative webinars has led to significant sharing of innovations and new opportunities for students increased. For many years Helen has also volunteered with HEIs on behalf of the CSP to oversee quality assurance and enhancement activities and helped shape the strategic direction of the CSP by offering valuable insights into physiotherapy education-related policy, guidance, and regulatory standards. 

Upon receiving her fellowship Helen said:

I am truly honoured to receive this award which would not have been possible without the collective efforts of my academic colleagues, the CSP education team, practice partners and our wonderful students. I am deeply grateful for their support and collaboration over the years.

Judith Reid 

Judith Reid, a consultant musculoskeletal physiotherapist was awarded a CSP Fellowship for her sustained contribution to the advancement of, and impact on, the leadership of the profession within Scotland.

Judith chaired the AHP Musculoskeletal National Group and as Scottish National Musculoskeletal programme lead, and she has led and contributed to a range of national innovations, including the development of the Scottish Physiotherapy First Contact Knowledge, the Skills and Behaviours Framework, a new and innovative First Contact AHP dataset, new AHP musculoskeletal minimum standards and has been an advocate for the AHP waiting time target to maintain national focus on AHP Services. 

She has also worked alongside the CSP to develop a bespoke First Contact Physiotherapy resources for clinicians in Scotland.  

Judith is also co-founder of the Scottish Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Community of Practic, which was established in 2020 and provides a forum for physiotherapy development in Scotland across the four pillars of practice. 

She has engaged with a range of AHP stakeholders to develop integrated innovative musculoskeletal pathways, which have been implemented across a number of Scottish NHS Boards. 

Judith has been instrumental in championing the early implementation of the NHS 24 digital Musculoskeletal Assessment Triage and Service (MATS) providing widespread self-management advice and equitable physiotherapy self-referral for patients across Scotland, and was also instrumental in the development of the  ‘Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Musculoskeletal Pathway Minimum Standards: A Framework for Action 2015-2016’ in 2014. 

Judith has helped facilitate a contextual change and new engagement with Scottish Government which  continues to be of significant strategic and operational importance to the profession and wider stakeholders moving forward.   

Upon receiving a fellowship Judith said:

I am really very touched to have received this exceptional award. My thanks must go to all of the amazing colleagues and patients that I have and continue to work with, who motivate and inspire me.

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