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The Northern Ireland Board is made up of members, and serves the needs of the CSP membership in the country.

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  • CSP calls for continuity on health reform in Northern Ireland

    Addressing today's resignation of Northern Ireland health minister Mike Nesbitt, the CSP has called for continued momentum on health and social care.

    News — 20 August 2026 - 9:10am
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    Stormont, the Northern Ireland parliament building
  • CSP condemns racist hate in Belfast forcing members out of their homes and workplaces

    We are appalled by the outbreak of racist violence in Belfast and beyond that has led to physiotherapy staff and students leaving their homes and staying away from work or their place of study. 

    News — 12 June 2026 - 2:10pm
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  • Celebrating 50 years of physiotherapy education in Northern Ireland

    Healthcare professionals, students, policymakers and rehabilitation leaders and service users gathered at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, on 8 June to celebrate 50 years of degree-level physiotherapy education in Northern Ireland. 

    News — 8 June 2026 - 9:53pm
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    Copyright © Kevin Cooper Photoline NUJ: John Cowman, chief executive of the CSP, Mike Nesbitt MLA, Minister for Health, Professor Danny Kerr, Head of School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Professor Michelle Tennyson, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer
  • CSP challenges inaction on health and social care pay in Northern Ireland

    The CSP has joined with other health trade unions to criticise failure to implement recommendations on 2026/27 pay for the HSC workforce. 

    News — 2 June 2026 - 12:26pm
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    Stormont, the Northern Ireland parliament building
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    A physiotherapy preceptorship model for Northern Ireland

    01:00 pm
    Dunsilly Hotel,

    20 Dunsilly Hotel
    Antrim
    Northern Ireland
    BT41 2JH
    United Kingdom

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  • CSP joins call to rebuild MSK services amid longest UK waiting lists

    A major new report on musculoskeletal (MSK) healthcare in Northern Ireland has stark findings - and it matters directly to CSP members. 

    News — 16 February 2026 - 9:00am
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    Northern Ireland CSP Board Chair Barney Kennedy at the report from Arthritis UK Northern Ireland report launch
  • Physiotherapy FCPs recognised for improving care for children with complex needs

    Physiotherapy first contact practitioners (FCPs) from the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to children’s services at the Advancing Healthcare Awards Northern Ireland.

     

    News — 28 October 2025 - 11:21am
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  • Pay parity must be restored for HSC staff in Northern Ireland

    Health unions including the CSP are calling on the Northern Ireland health minister to restore pay parity with the rest of the UK as a matter of urgency. 

     

    News — 17 October 2025 - 2:39pm
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  • Community Rehabilitation Alliance NI at the Ulster Unionist Party Conference

    On 11 October, the Community Rehabilitation Alliance Northern Ireland (CRA NI) hosted a well-attended fringe meeting at the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) conference, sponsored by deputy party leader Robbie Butler MLA. 

    News — 15 October 2025 - 1:45pm
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  • CSP welcomes plan to roll out first contact physiotherapists in primary care in NI

    Investment and expansion of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Programme for GP services in Northern Ireland has been announced. 

    News — 30 July 2025 - 5:42pm
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    First contact physiotherapy services cut costs and enhance patient care