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More than 1,500 members have answered a CSP request to inform our response to the HCPC's fee rise consultation.

NHS physiotherapy staff in England and Wales have voted to take strike action in their first ever ballot on pay and retention issues.

The CSP, alongside partners in the Community Rehabilitation Alliance (CRA), has written to the health secretary to press for rehabilitation professionals to be included in the NHS workforce strategy.

New initiatives to tackle the NHS backlog in England are well-intentioned but flawed, the CSP has said.

The CSP has used national media to raise awareness of the serious impact that the loss of rehab space is having on patient care. 

The CSP has provided evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee’s Independent Expert Panel’s evaluation of progress the government has made against in commitments on the digitisation of the NHS.  

NHS-employed members are being urged to vote YES this week, to put us in a position of strength for any further discussions with the UK and Welsh governments.

The latest pay offer for NHS staff from the Scottish government is an encouraging sign that the threat of industrial action is having an effect, the CSP has said.

The CSP, alongside more than 50 charities and professional health organisations is calling for a revamp of the way patient data is collected across England to improve rehabilitation services.

The BBC has today revealed that health officials in Scotland have discussed a controversial range of options to help finance the NHS in Scotland. These include reintroducing prescription charges, limiting drug availability and introducing charges for care for some patients.