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NEWS FROM CSP
Election 2010
The Lib Dems want to abolish SHAs in England, Labour is proposing to create a 'national physio support service' (see below), and the Tories want to 'put patients in charge of making decisions about their care'. With just days to go before the election, see our quick summary of the main party policies on health, care, public sector pay and pensions.
And you still have time to contact your local candidates about the CSP's manifesto pledges.
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National physio support service
Plans to create a 'national physio support service', supporting people to stay independent in their own homes wherever possible, have been put forward in the Labour Party's election manifesto.
National physio support service proposed by Labour
Marathon aid
Around 100 physio volunteers played a key role in the UK's biggest charity run last Sunday while many other CSP members competed in the event.
Keep on running
TUC black workers' conference
The TUC black workers' conference, held in Liverpool last weekend, has backed a CSP motion calling for public sector bodies to be made to implement race equality schemes, as the law requires.
Call to enforce race equality law
This year's TUC Congress will be held in Manchester from 13-16 September. Are you interested in going as a delegate?
Call for delegate nominations
Getting help in hard times
As part of your CSP support package around service cuts, we have updated several briefings to provide better help for any members facing redundancy.
Meeting the financial challenge
NHS market forces
The purchaser/provider split may need to be abolished if commissioning in England is shown to be uneconomic and does not improve soon, says an influential group of MPs.
MPs slam commissioning
More news from CSP
PHYSIOTHERAPY IN THE MEDIA
Stem cell hope for low back pain sufferers
A controversial new treatment approach involves injecting stem cells to help re-grow discs that have been damaged by degeneration, the leading cause of low back pain.
Growing a new disc is a revolutionary way to help relieve back pain
Daily Mail - 23 April 2010
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Parties must consider alternatives to deep cuts, says TUC
Deep public spending cuts would create "huge shocks to an already fragile economy", says the TUC. All parties must first convince themselves and the wider public that other avenues such as clamping down on tax avoidance and evasion, introducing a more progressive tax system and stimulating economic growth have been exhausted.
TUC Statement on Public Spending Cuts
TUC website - 28 April 2010
Private sector employment boost
As gloom spreads in the public sector, a hiring spree over the summer by private sector employers will boost employment levels and allay fears of a jobless recovery, a new study shows. Public sector pay is also set to fall behind the private sector.
Private firms to boost jobs while public sector shrinks, study finds
Guardian website - 29 April 2010
Barnett formula to protect Scottish jobs
A recent paper published by academic think-tank The Institute for Public Policy, claims that Scotland's funding mechanism — the controversial Barnett formula — will help protect its £30bn budget.
Barnett formula 'will protect Scotland' from worst of budget cuts
Scotsman website - 22 April 2010
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