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  • CSP announces upcoming changes to professional liability insurance scheme

    Based on member feedback, from 1 July we are making some positive changes to the covers provided by the CSP professional liability insurance (PLI)  scheme.

    News — 8 March 2023 - 3:54pm
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    Professional liability insurance: are you adequately covered?
  • England strikes suspended for talks with government

    The CSP is suspending its planned strikes in England on 22 March to allow talks to take place with the UK government.

    News — 3 March 2023 - 4:41pm
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  • Government makes offer for talks on NHS pay in England

    The CSP is considering an offer by the UK government for talks with health unions over NHS pay in England.

    News — 2 March 2023 - 1:29pm
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  • NHS physio staff vote to accept improved pay offer in Wales

    CSP members have voted by a large majority to accept a new pay offer for NHS physiotherapy staff in Wales.

    News — 28 February 2023 - 4:29pm
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    CSP stewards campaign for fair NHS pay
  • Former CSP president Baroness Boothroyd was 'trailblazing'

    CSP has expressed gratitude for the service of our former president Betty Boothroyd, who passed away this week at the age of 93.

    News — 28 February 2023 - 3:00pm
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    Portrait of Betty Boothroyd
  • Launch of the CSP’s Associates’ Network 

    The CSP has launched an Associates’ Network for all associate and student associate members. 

    News — 28 February 2023 - 12:17pm
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  • Physiotherapy staff in England to strike 22 March

    CSP escalates our pay dispute with a near-doubling of our next strike, with members in 56 employers called to action

    News — 27 February 2023 - 9:02am
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  • CSP responds to new workforce report that reveals ‘ongoing discrimination’ in NHS England

    A new report shows increasing diversity among the workforce of NHS England, but also highlights that Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff continue to be disproportionately affected by bullying, harassment and a lack of career development.

    News — 24 February 2023 - 5:55pm
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  • HCPC agrees 20% fee rise

    The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) annual registration fee is set to increase from £98.12 to £117.74

    News — 24 February 2023 - 9:18am
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    HCPC Fees: rising prices ahead
  • Government to urge NHS to return lost rehab space, after gaining ‘valuable insight’ from CSP survey

    Spurred on by the results of a CSP survey, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Nick Markham announced today that the government will be writing to all NHS chief executives to urge them to restore physiotherapy rehab facilities that were converted into overspill wards, storage rooms and other spaces during the pandemic.

    News — 23 February 2023 - 3:57pm
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