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  • NHS physiotherapy staff to strike in Wales on 7 February

    NHS physiotherapy staff in all Welsh Health Boards will strike on 7 February, the CSP has announced. This will be a national strike and the first time physiotherapy staff in Wales have walked out over pay.

    News — 23 January 2023 - 10:33am
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    CSP stewards campaign for fair NHS pay
  • CSP announces further employers affected by strike action in England

    NHS physiotherapy staff will strike at a further 32 health trusts across England on 9 February, the CSP has announced today.

    News — 19 January 2023 - 11:00am
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    CSP workplace reps make the case for a decent pay rise for NHS staff. Photo credit - Simon Hadley.
  • CSP chief executive Karen Middleton to retire

    Professor Karen Middleton, chief executive of the CSP, has announced her intention to retire at the end of 2023.

    News — 17 January 2023 - 10:03am
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    Karen Middleton (small image)
  • Concrete offer needed to suspend strikes in Wales, CSP says

    Further discussions are to take place between health unions and civil servants after a meeting with the Welsh government that made additional money available for an NHS pay award.

    News — 12 January 2023 - 3:47pm
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    CSP protests about cost of living and pay, credit: Stefano Cagnoni
  • CSP will not submit evidence to the NHS pay review body 

    The CSP, along with other health unions, won’t be submitting joint evidence to the NHS pay review body for the next wage round while the current industrial disputes remain unresolved. 

    News — 12 January 2023 - 2:36pm
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    Pay scales
  • Improving community rehab is crucial to addressing Scotland’s NHS crisis, says CSP

    The Scottish government has announced urgent measures to address the pressures being faced by the NHS.

    News — 10 January 2023 - 12:04pm
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    Community Rehab
  • No new offer for staff in England after talks with government 

    The CSP will announce the first of its strike dates in England this week after a meeting with the health secretary failed to produce tangible progress in the dispute over NHS pay. 

    News — 9 January 2023 - 5:59pm
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    CSP workplace representatives holding placards calling for a fair pay rise for NHS staff
  • Rehabilitation must play vital role in latest discharge plan

    The UK government must ensure that rehabilitation - and the workforce to deliver it - is properly considered in the latest plan to ease the crisis facing the NHS, says the CSP.

    News — 9 January 2023 - 1:41pm
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    Prime minister Rishi Sunak visits NHS staff in Leeds
  • CSP launches new first contact physiotherapy case study video resource

    The CSP has launched an inspiring case video resource, which highlights the benefits of embedding first contact physiotherapy (FCP) services into primary care settings.

    News — 9 January 2023 - 6:30am
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    FCP video still