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CSP launches equity, diversity and belonging strategy
The CSP has launched its finalised strategy in a bid to achieve positive and lasting change for members and staff.
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Physios win digital AHP award for innovative respiratory training app
Two CSP members triumphed at this year’s NHS England Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (CAHPO) Awards, for creating a free respiratory training app.
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Vaccinations alone won’t stop an NHS crisis, says CSP
The CSP has joined calls for the government in England to mandate face coverings and limit gatherings to slow Covid spread.
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Reflections at the end of my first year as a physio student
Having started his MSc a year ago, University of Essex student Matt Shepherd has settled into his course and taken some time to reflect on his experiences at university and on his first placement. Read on to find out his advice to students who have just started their courses.
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NHS pension scheme contribution - CSP to respond to consultation
The government has launched a consultation on member contribution rates into the NHS pension scheme.
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NHS national uniform 'will not be enforced' after CSP challenge
A recent CSP survey into proposals for a national uniform found 88 per cent of respondents oppose its mandatory introduction - and supply chain bosses confirmed uniform choices would not be enforced nationally after we shared our findings.
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CSP offers condolences after physiotherapist dies while cycling
CSP would like to extend its deepest sympathies to the friends, family and colleagues of CSP member Anna Garratt-Quinton, who died last week while cycling near her workplace.
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BAME, LGBTQIA+ and disabled members encouraged to apply for free places on AHP leadership programme
The Allied Health Professions Federation is offering allied health professionals – including physiotherapists from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, LGBTQIA+ communities and those with disabilities - free places on its 2022 Future Leaders Programme, as part of its efforts to increase diversity among AHP leaders.
For more information, visit the AHPF website. Deadline: 30 November 2021.
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New guideline to support people living with frailty who receive surgery
The CSP has welcomed the publication of new guidance about the best care pathways for people living with frailty, both before and after they receive surgery.
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CSP welcomes appointment of NHS England’s first director of rehabilitation
Jennifer Keane, currently the chief allied health professions officer for Northern Ireland’s Department of Health, will be the first to take up the newly created role of director of hospital discharge and rehabilitation at NHS England in December.
