Frequently asked questions

• advice and information for consideration relating to the behaviour, conduct, personal scope, duty of care, and role and responsibilities of an individual Chartered Physiotherapist or associate member.
• advice and information for consideration relating to the practice and philosophy of the profession of physiotherapy as a whole.

Advice given is balanced and objective, based on facts as provided to the CSP. On occasion it is possible that two opposing ‘parties...

The Professional Advice Service is offered to members of the CSP as part of their membership package, and is for use as a benefit to, and for, members.

Full support can be provided to all persons currently paying an appropriate subscription fee to the CSP. This will include practising physiotherapists in any area of the profession, student physiotherapists, associate members of the CSP and retired physiotherapists.

Please note that the service is not provided to...

This currently extends to:

• other regulated medical, health and social care professionals who may have general questions relating to the practice of physiotherapy in the course of their day-to-day work.
• service managers who may require support in helping to manage physiotherapists who work for them.
• in some cases, members of the public or other organisations may have a professional practice query that can be answered by PAS

Such enquiries...

Professional practice enquiries that require consideration, analysis and support in the interpretation of the following:

Rules of professional conduct:

• Scope of practice
• Relationships with patients
• Confidentiality
• Relationships with professional staff and carers
• Duty to report
• Advertising
• Sale of services and goods
• Personal and professional standards
• Ethical dilemmas and ethical distress...

All enquiries to PAS should come via the CSP’s Enquiry Handling Unit (EHU) in the first instance. Opening Hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Please contact the EHU by phone on 020 7306 6666 or send an email to: enquiries@csp.org.uk

What information should I provide if I want professional advice?

• Your name
• Your CSP membership number
• An accurate summary of your enquiry providing...