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CSP inspires primary care changes
Primary care requires ‘continuous transformation’ to deliver effective services, CSP director of practice and development Ash James told a national conference.
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HCPC rules out additional regulation for advanced practice
The CSP has been working with the HCPC to understand its position following a decision by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to introduce regulation for advanced practice nurses and midwives through the development of standards of proficiency for advanced level practice, alongside associated programme standards.
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Lack of rise in physio training places will affect workforce supply in Northern Ireland, CSP warns
The CSP has responded to the Department of Health’s announcement that undergraduate training places in Northern Ireland will be maintained at the same level as 2023/24 - warning that the decision will lead to a workforce shortage.
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CSP responds to Mail on Sunday article
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has responded to a story by the Mail on Sunday about language used in a Frontline article.
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Sick notes, hydrotherapy and the Scottish Covid-19 inquiry - April in the media
Physiotherapy is featuring prominently in the media in 2024.
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Move on NHS constitution fails to address the issues facing NHS
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposed changes to the NHS Constitution for England, which would lead to the exclusion of trans women from women only wards and allow patients to request not to be treated by trans staff.
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TUC Black Workers conference hears demands from physiotherapy profession
CSP members raised issues of structural racism in the workplace, mental health and maternity inequalities at the TUC Black Workers conference.
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CSP tells Covid inquiry: 'We weren’t sitting silent… [but] sometimes it felt like shouting into a void'
Providing evidence to the Scottish Covid-19 inquiry, the CSP outlined key lessons for the future.
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CSP-backed campaign takes rehab message to Westminster
CSP members and staff lobbied MPs and peers in Westminster this week, calling for greater access to NHS rehab services.
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CSP calls on the government to address NHS waiting times in response to sickness absence crisis
Last week the CSP responded to Rishi Sunak’s speech in which he declared that Britain is suffering from a 'sicknote culture'.