Temporary changes to assessment and management of children and young people with special needs
The CSP is advising members to familiarise themselves with temporary legislative powers relating to education, health and care (EHC) needs assessments and plans for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England, which the government has introduced under The Coronavirus Act.
Government grants one-year visa extensions to physiotherapists, after CSP lobbying
Physiotherapists, and their families, will now be included in the government’s new visa extension scheme, following calls from the CSP and other trade unions.
CSP Wales welcomes funding for Coronavirus recovery
The Welsh Government yesterday (29 April) announced £10m of funding for Wales’ health and social care organisations to help get those recovered from Covid-19 home sooner.
CSP welcomes payments for healthcare workers' bereaved families
The CSP has welcomed the government’s announcement that the families of NHS and social care workers in England and Wales who have died after contracting coronavirus will receive a £60,000 payment. But it cautions that further effort is needed to protect frontline workers and to ensure that bereaved families are spared additional distress.
Small businesses and the self-employed need financial support, CSP says
CSP is part of a coalition that is urging the government to provide financial support to self-employed professionals and small businesses, who may be struggling to keep afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic.
With the unsurprising theme of Coronavirus, this year, International Workers Memorial Day will focus on remembering those who have lost their lives after contracting COVID19 whilst working.
