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Government funding for more GPs provides a short-term solution, but more FCPs in primary care needed
The government has announced that it is removing the ‘red tape currently preventing GP surgeries from hiring doctors’, but this must not distract from the need for more First Contact Physiotherapists (FCP) in primary care.
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Government makes good on promise to repeal anti-union strike law
The CSP welcomes the government’s announcement that it will repeal a draconian anti-strike law introduced last year.
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UK to lead keynote speakers list at World Physiotherapy Congress
Eight physiotherapists from the United Kingdom will be among the main speakers at the profession’s largest and most important international gathering, the World Physiotherapy Congress 2025, to be held next May in Japan.
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Have your say on pay award for England 2024/25
The CSP will be inviting member views on the pay award announced last week for England 2024/25.
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CSP condemns racist thuggery
Ishmael Beckford the chair of the CSP Council has condemned recent violence in several parts of the country.
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FCP, rehab, physio advice and getting people back into work – July in the media
Physiotherapy is featuring prominently in the media in 2024
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Government announces pay award following publication of PRB recommendations
The new UK government has accepted the Pay Review Body (PRB) report's recommendations for NHS pay in England.
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CSP members show their solidarity at Belfast Pride
Belfast Pride took place on 27 July – the first of many Pride events in Northern Ireland which CSP members are committed to attending.
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Physios join the nation's best athletes at the Paris Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics open on Friday in France with physiotherapists playing a critical support role for Britain’s athletes.
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CSP calls for rehab to be central to NHS review
The CSP has called for Lord Ara Darzi to focus on rehabilitation in his upcoming review of the NHS.
