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Students take on a unique skill development opportunity at CSP
The CSP is delighted to have welcomed physiotherapy students onto a six-week placement with us, which started last week– and they are due to be followed by another four students immediately after.
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Mandatory Covid vaccines should be a ‘last resort’ says CSP
Covid vaccines may become mandatory for NHS staff in England, which the CSP called unfair, discriminatory and unethical.
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CSP urges government to reform healthcare for women
The CSP has called for the government to improve flexible working and put a stop to pregnancy and maternity discrimination within healthcare settings.
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Queen honours the work of three remarkable physiotherapists
Three physiotherapists have been recognised in the Queen’s 2021 Birthday Honours list - due to their amazing contributions to healthcare, physiotherapy and their response to Covid-19.
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Help us develop case studies - reasonable adjustments in the workplace
Working with the support of the DisAbility diversity network, the CSP is producing a new resource to support members and reps when requesting reasonable adjustments at work using the Equality Act framework.
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CSP joins campaign to save hydrotherapy pool
The CSP and the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS) have joined forces in a campaign to save the hydrotherapy pool at Royal Berkshire Hospital which is under threat of permanent closure at the end of June.
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CSP backs calls for waiting list support package
The CSP has backed calls for greater support for those waiting for joint replacement surgery.
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Launch of equity, diversity and belonging strategy consultation
The CSP is launching a consultation on its draft equity, diversity and belonging strategy.
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CSP rejects criticism of physios
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has today challenged assertions by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) that physios are being used as substitute nurses.
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Shock and sadness over Muslim physio and family killed in racist attack
The CSP expressed shock and sadness at the racist killing of physiotherapist Syed Salman Afzaal and family members in Ontario, Canada, on Monday.