I started my physiotherapy training 40 years ago. Since then, I’ve been proud to call myself a chartered physiotherapist: I remember when physiotherapy was not a protected title, and being chartered was the way to distinguish ourselves as having had appropriate training to be working in the NHS and be registered with the predecessor of the HCPC. I have used the CSP for advice and guidance in the past, most notably when threatened with litigation, and witnessed the work it has done to progress our profession and enable it to evolve. Prior to moving to the far north of Scotland in 2020, I was a