The latest news and frontline articles about support workers, their roles, working lives and contribution to physiotherapy.
Support workers in the news
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CSP’s NHS pay ballots
We answer your questions below on: the CSP’s NHS pay ballots...
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Maintaining your boundaries
Professional boundaries protect both therapists and patients.
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Narrowing the gap for overseas trained physios
Physiotherapists who train abroad can struggle to secure quality work in the UK, which can lead to health inequities, Olubunmi Olasanoye explains
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Dignified to the very end
CSP chair of council Alex MacKenzie hopes that our patron’s passing will help prompt more open conversations about preparing for a dignified death
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Securing a balanced workforce
We continued to respond to the workforce challenges exposed and exacerbated by the pandemic
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Supporting members in their professional and working lives
The CSP continued to offer members support during an unprecedented period of pressure as the Covid-19 pandemic continued
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Championing Physiotherapy
As the pandemic continued, we highlighted effects of deconditioning on the population and worked to promote and grow the physiotherapy workforce
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‘I have a safeguarding concern - how should I report this?’
Clare Aldridge CSP professional adviser answers your questions here...
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Claire Fordham to leave the CSP
Claire Fordham, who has served as the CSP’s professional adviser leading on support worker development, will leave the CSP at the end of August.
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Support worker engagement events held in Northern Ireland
CSP professional advisers Claire Fordham and Jean Byrne together with Northern Ireland policy and public affairs officer Tom Sullivan recently toured the country's five NHS trusts to speak with physiotherapy support workers.