Welcome news for members in Northern Ireland, following pressure from health unions including the CSP. https://www.csp.org.uk/news/2025-11-06-csp-welcomes-announcement-restoration-pay-parity-health-service-staff-northern

CSP calls for urgent investment in physiotherapy workforce to keep Britain working We have welcomed the Keep Britain Working report, a cross-government review that sets out a new approach to tackling worklessness and improving workplace health.

Rehabilitation gives people back their lives. Congratulations to Miriam Duffy and the team at the new National Rehabilitation Centre. Look out for an exclusive editorial with Miriam in this month's Frontline 👀 #RightToRehab

This is totally unacceptable. Rehab is the key to unlocking patient flow in the NHS. Yet only 1 in 3 physios say they have enough staff to do their jobs properly and 6 in 10 have lost the space they need to deliver proper care. Physio staff are vital. Let's create the posts so many patients need

'The renewal of this strategy presents a further opportunity to build on the current women’s health strategy and recognise the vital role that physiotherapy staff play in providing specialised care.' Sara Hazzard CSP CSP calls for physio inclusion in women’s health strategy renewal

'It’s shocking that rehabilitation space continues to be sidelined and routinely taken away from physiotherapy teams who are then forced to provide care in corridors.' @sarahazzard.bsky.social @theguardian.com reports on our survey, which revealed the extent of the loss of rehabilitation space.

Pay parity must be restored for HSC staff in Northern Ireland Health unions including the CSP are calling on the Northern Ireland health minister to restore pay parity with the rest of the UK as a matter of urgency. #CSP4FairPay

'Where opportunities for early interventions are lost an ineffective pattern of healthcare can be set in place having a lasting impact for individuals.’ - Dr Kate Lough, chair of POGP Physios provide evidence to parliamentary inquiry on diagnosis and treatment of reproductive health conditions

'Physiotherapists are central to delivering neighbourhood health services and keeping people well in their communities, but MSK and rehab teams are already stretched to breaking point.' Sara Hazzard CSP CSP welcomes report on community rehab crisis that threatens NHS neighbourhood care plans

Our health and social care sector is built on the hard work and rich diversity of its workforce. The CSP has joined forces with health unions to condemn the rise in anti-migrant rhetoric and reaffirm support for international colleagues working across the UK’s health and social care system.

Another great day for @thecsp.bsky.social at #Lab25

Great support for #physiotherapy again today at #Lab25 from MPs and MSPs @thecsp.bsky.social

'We're at the Labour Party Conference to deliver one clear message - physiotherapy keeps people, the NHS, and the economy moving.' - @ashjames10.bsky.social Tag your Labour MP to invite them to visit the CSP at stand J4. #RightToRehab #Lab25 #LabConf25

@thecsp.bsky.social would love to see you at our stand. J4 at #Lab25 @thurrockjen.bsky.social

🌹 CSP members – help us influence Labour at #LabourConf25! 👉 Find your local Labour MP + tag them to invite them to visit us at stand J4. 🔎 Use the tool below to get their social handle 💪 Everyone deserves the #RightToRehab. #Lab25

Prevention in Practice: How Neighbourhood Health Services can Transform the NHS 📍We're hosting a Fringe event at the Labour conference, with a panel including: @skinnock.bsky.social @robyeldham.bsky.social 📍 Mon 29 September, 11:15 Meeting room 4A, AAC #RightToRehab #Lab25

@thecsp.bsky.social are at Labour Conf 2025 - if you are attending do come to our fringe with Stephen Kinnock MP or visit our stall @healthjournalism.org @hsj.co.uk @rcotpolicywales.bsky.social @patients-association.org.uk @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social @bhfpolicy.bsky.social #physiotherapy #rehab

Physio private sector ‘expertise, experience and capacity’ can keep Britain working, says CSP @thefabians.bsky.social proposals to improve workplace health point to the crucial role the physiotherapy private sector can play.

'Diversity is Britain's greatest strength. From the NHS to our schools, from our creative industries to our care services.' CSP director Claire Sullivan speaks to @The_TUC Congress delegation on the CSP’s motion on challenging hate. Full clip: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #TUC2025

@thecsp.bsky.social raising AI safeguards at #TUC25 - our AI guidelines are on our website

‘As today is #WorldPhysiotherapyDay, it is a fitting moment to celebrate the vital role physiotherapists play, while also sounding the alarm on the crisis facing our workforce.’ 👏 @mikem82.bsky.social, Chair of the NNRS spoke @tuc.org.uk Congress. Catch up: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

'It’s encouraging to read that the DHSC have understood that rehab and prehab are critical for inclusion in the national cancer plan.' @sarahazzard.bsky.social Physiotherapy’s role in cancer care has been formally recognised by the government. #RightToRehab

‘Patients are waiting in appalling pain, often falling out of work, to access rehab services that are severely short-staffed and crying out for the skills graduate physiotherapists can offer.' @robyeldham.bsky.social NHS waiting lists rise demonstrates need for graduate physio job guarantee

'Women of all ages need clear, accessible information on pelvic health issues to empower them to seek timely, effective care.' Have your say: the Women and Equalities Select Committee has launched a call for evidence on young women and girls’ reproductive health.

'We’re actively engaging with MPs and civil servants to make it clear that the NHS needs to recruit all the newly qualified physios it can to meet the government’s 10 year plan for the NHS.' We're seeking urgent clarification over a new graduate job guarantee scheme in England.

Who will you nominate for a @thecsp.bsky.social award ? @csplgbtqia.bsky.social @cspscotland.bsky.social @thecspstudents.bsky.social @csplondon.bsky.social #physio

'Physiotherapy prescribing now has an established evidence-base of being safe, cost-effective and valued by patients.' - @pipwhite.bsky.social We're urging members to respond to a new government consultation proposing an expansion of prescribing rights for physiotherapist independent prescribers.

#RightToRehab I work with patients in a hydrotherapy pool every week of the year. It makes a vast difference to individuals - particularly those with learning and physical disabilities. Health equality is vital. #NHS

'Hydrotherapy isn’t a luxury — it’s a lifeline for many people with long-term pain, disability or chronic conditions'. Ash James speaks to ITV News about how this impacts patients, causing their health to deteriorate and widening health inequality. #RightToRehab

Wrote a little thingy for the @thecsp.bsky.social monthly mag! 🫣

'Rehabilitation, recovery and independence depend on access to the right equipment for the right help at the right time.' We are deeply concerned by reports of the imminent collapse of NRS Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare equipment for patients. #RightToRehab

'The Department of Health’s announcement reflects the crucial importance of physiotherapy in rehabilitation and recognises the value the profession has to offer.' CSP welcomes plan to roll out #FirstContactPhysiotherapists in primary care in NI.

'When tackling the problem of waiting times, it is important to address the root causes, one of which is the recruitment freezes currently stopping graduate physiotherapists from finding work in the NHS...' Chief executive John Cowman in the Guardian on tackling physio waiting times and AI apps.

What could risk people being placed in long term care inappropriately? Read about the greatest risk to equipment and rehab and why The CSP spoke out! #RightToRehab www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... @jacoblant.bsky.social @theasrstein.bsky.social @ashjames10.bsky.social @rachel-p.bsky.social

How Lucy Bronze played through Euro 2025 with a broken leg - Uzo Ehiogu shares expert opinion in The i Paper. msn.com/en-nz/news/o...

'Together, we’re shining a spotlight on the vital role of physiotherapy and rehabilitation in tackling the social causes of ill health and narrowing the healthy life expectancy gap'. Making the case for rehab to tackle health inequality with @healthequals.bsky.social ⬇️ #RightToRehab

'We need to see three more big shifts. 'Shifts that will unlock the full potential of the current physiotherapy workforce, which is one of the NHS’s biggest opportunities to improve patient flow and outcomes.' @ashjames10.bsky.social on the workforce shifts needed to support the 10-year NHS Plan.

'The government’s new 10-Year Health Plan for England features rehabilitation as a core component of the transformation. 'For physiotherapy staff and the people they care for, that’s a landmark moment.' - @sarahazzard.bsky.social reflects on the new 10-Year Plan for England. #RightToRehab

'Physiotherapists bring a proactive approach — we focus on prevention and enabling independence. 'That mindset is vital in neighbourhood teams, where the goal is to keep people well and out of hospital.' Read about the physiotherapists connecting care within integrated neighbourhood teams. ⬇️

'I want to see physios and other allied health professionals at the heart of the neighbourhood service.' 👏 Wes Streeting on the importance of physio and rehab as part of the new NHS England 10-year plan. Thank you @soniakumarmp.bsky.social for continuing to advocate for physio. #RightToRehab

'The inclusion of rehab in this plan is a landmark moment for the profession.' Chief executive John Cowman reacts to the publication of the 10-year health plan for the NHS in England. Read more: csp.org.uk/news/2025-07... #RightToRehab

‘New neighbourhood health centres will house doctors, nurses, physios, therapists, tests, scans and urgent care under one roof, built around patients’ convenience.’ Encouraging words ahead of today’s publication. We’ll post analysis of the key policies once the plan is out.

Ahead of the publication of the NHS 10 Year Plan, we take a closer look at the three key areas that are earmarked for change. We have been advocating for improvements and have been making the case for for what physiotherapy and rehab need across all three shifts. #RightToRehab

Why are we waiting? Why are patients waiting to be seen while physios are waiting to work? We're calling on the government to stop the freezes and offer jobs to every graduate who’s ready to serve in the NHS. Read more: www.csp.org.uk/news/2025-06...

'There is a real risk that the value of FCPs will be overlooked, and potentially lost, just as their contribution is most needed.' GP Dr Stuart Baker says #FirstContactPhysios brought in to support general practice are one of the success stories of ARRS - for @gponline.bsky.social.

Great contributions from all MSs, in particular John Griffiths MS , chair of the #CPGonLungHealth who spoke about the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation and why we need more of it. Thank you @thecsp.bsky.social @thercot.bsky.social and other AHP Federation Cymru members

National media coverage as we raise the alarm about the impact of NHS recruitment freezes. ⬇️ Just 20 posts for newly qualified physiotherapists as 3,000 qualify | via @the-independent.com

'It is absurd that with public concern about waiting lists, hundreds of capable and committed graduates are being locked out of the NHS.' @ashjames10.bsky.social CSP takes action to address graduate recruitment concerns ⬇️

'Prevention, prevention, prevention is key. Physiotherapy is recommended as an integral part of women’s health, especially with pelvic floor dysfunction.' Sonia Kumar MP highlighted incontinence as 'woefully unsupported' in the House of Commons and the key role of physiotherapy.

Scotland’s health future is at risk without more physiotherapists. CSP's Kenryck Lloyd-Jones calls for bold action at #Scotland2050 and addresses why #ScotlandNeedsPhysios now.