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Primary care networks in England need to prepare now so they are ready to offer patients a new ‘enhanced access’ model of care, which will see GP practices open from 9am-5pm on Saturdays from October 2022.

The CSP’s new equity, diversity and belonging committee held their inaugural meeting this week, to discuss their future work and the support they will be providing to CSP Council.

A pilot project is looking for community physiotherapy sites across England to help trial a new digital weight management programme for people with osteoarthritis and knee and hip problems.

With the Health and Care Bill currently making its way through the House of Lords the Community Rehabilitation Alliance (CRA) – of which the CSP is a leading member – has today written to the Health Minister Lord Kamall to call for greater clarity over the community rehabilitation requirements for Integrated Care Systems.

Chair of the CSP's Council, Alex MacKenzie, has expressed solidarity with Ukrainian physios.  

The government risks worsening the NHS staffing crisis with its claim to the independent Pay Review Body (PRB) that an NHS pay award of only two to three per cent is all that can be afforded for 2022-23

Proposals to end free Covid testing for all health and social care professionals have been described by the CSP as ‘reckless.’

Following a review of all CSP networks, in December last year, CSP Council has agreed to a new model constitution for the CSP Diversity Networks. 

Racism, racial discrimination and barriers to accessing healthcare have led to huge health inequalities for Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in England, according to a review commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory.

Physiotherapists can now apply for a new PhD programme at the University Of Leicester, which has received funding of £7.4 million from the Wellcome Trust.