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  • CSP members rally for rehab staff and space

    CSP members across the UK will be marking Rehabilitation Awareness Week (14–20 September 2026) to highlight what rehabilitation makes possible – and to make the case for the rehab services, staff and spaces that patients need.

    News — 4 August 2026 - 9:01am
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    A stroke patient practices balance with a rehab team
  • Take part in Rehabilitation Awareness Week

    Rehabilitation Awareness Week (14–20 September) is a chance for CSP members to show the difference rehabilitation makes every day – and to help make the case for the services, staffing and spaces people need to recover, stay well and live as fully as possible.

    News — 29 July 2026 - 9:00am
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    Patient David and physiotherapist Catrin
  • Physiotherapist named allied health professional of the year at Caribbean and African Health Network Awards

    Favour Okunade was named allied health professional of the Year at the CAHN Black Healthcare Awards 2026.

    News — 28 July 2026 - 4:00pm
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    CAHN Awards 2026
  • Use AI principles to gain full benefits of voice technology, CSP tells members

    A new report from the King’s Fund explores the potential of ambient voice technology (AVT) for the NHS. 

    News — 23 July 2026 - 10:57am
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  • CSP encourages MSK services to apply for new funding to reduce waiting times

    Community musculoskeletal providers in England can now apply for a share of £4.6 million to support local initiatives aimed at reducing waiting times and improving access to care. 

    News — 22 July 2026 - 1:36pm
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    A physiotherapist treats a patient with a musculoskeletal condition.
  • Rehab is crucial to your goals, CSP tells new UK government health secretary

    The CSP has written to Yvette Cooper, the new secretary of state for health and social care, to highlight the importance of rehab and the physiotherapy workforce.

    News — 21 July 2026 - 12:13pm
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    Yvette Cooper MP, secretary of state for health and social care
  • CSP echoes paediatricians' warning that UK is 'setting up a generation to fail'

    The CSP has backed fresh warnings from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) that the UK risks raising one of the unhealthiest generations in decades unless urgent action is taken to improve children's health.  

    News — 15 July 2026 - 9:19am
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  • Meet your new CSP Council members

    Congratulations to the six successful candidates elected to CSP Council. 

    News — 13 July 2026 - 3:30pm
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    Newly elected CSP Council members 2026
  • Thousands of CSP members tell government: 3.3 per cent is not enough

    CSP members working in the NHS joined colleagues in other unions to sign a joint letter to UK government health secretary James Murray.

    News — 13 July 2026 - 3:00pm
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    A Fair Pay for NHS staff sign is held up by a union representative in Westminster
  • Rehab access to be improved via the new Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework

    The government has introduced a national framework with the goal of reducing premature deaths from heart disease and stroke by a quarter over the next ten years. 

    News — 13 July 2026 - 10:48am
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