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  • CSP raises alarm over workforce pressures at TUC Congress

    CSP reps put physiotherapy staffing and graduate employment firmly on the agenda at TUC Congress, the annual trade union gathering that sets priorities for action. 

    News — 17 September 2026 - 12:45pm
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    CSP representatives and staff standing on TUC congress stage
  • CSP welcomes new neighbourhood health trailblazers

    The CSP has welcomed the announcement of six new neighbourhood health projects aimed at delivering more joined-up care closer to people's homes. 

    News — 16 September 2026 - 4:40pm
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    5 Principles For neighbourhood health
  • Space to struggle, space to recover

    For rugby coach Dave Duxbury, rehabilitation meant learning to stand, take a step and begin to imagine an independent life again.

    News — 16 September 2026 - 10:01am
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    Dave learns to walk in a corridor
  • Two years on: the lasting impact of influencing for rehabilitation

    When the CSP first shared Indeg Jameson's story in 2024, it highlighted how she had successfully influenced the development of an innovative Home First model in Carmarthenshire. 

    But the story began several years earlier, when Indeg attended the CSP's Influencer training.

    News — 14 September 2026 - 9:22am
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    A still image from the influencing video
  • Rehab can't wait - nor can hedgehogs

    When Tish Wallinger lost her mobility, many lives depended on her recovery.

    News — 14 September 2026 - 9:00am
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    Tish and hedgehog
  • Cancer prehab, back pain and cardiac added to ROI calculator

    The new online version of the CSP’s Physiotherapy Value Calculator now includes cancer prehabilitation, low back pain and cardiac rehabilitation.

    News — 11 September 2026 - 2:40pm
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    Screen showing the Physiotherapy Value Calculator
  • CSP joins with health unions to call for resumed talks on NHS pay structure

    Fourteen Agenda for Change (AfC) health unions, which represent more than 1.2 million health workers, are calling on the health secretary Yvette Cooper to conclude government talks to fix entrenched problems with NHS pay structure. 

    News — 11 September 2026 - 1:36pm
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    Pay scales
  • CSP respond to rise in anti-Muslim hate

    The CSP is extremely concerned by the new findings from Tell MAMA showing a rise in anti-Muslim hate across NHS settings.

    News — 11 September 2026 - 1:01pm
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    Logo of organisation Tell Mama
  • Summer 2026: In the media - rehab, workforce, graduate recruitment and prevention

    Physiotherapy continued to feature prominently in the media during the summer months.  

    News — 9 September 2026 - 2:25pm
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    News
  • CSP raises concerns over structural reform of NHS Scotland

    On 2 September, Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, announced a proposal to replace the 14 territorial health boards with two bodies for east and west Scotland and separate arrangements for the Scottish islands. 

    News — 3 September 2026 - 3:43pm
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    FCP in Scotland