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Ishmael Beckford has been appointed as the new chair of CSP Council, while Alexandra Spearritt has been elected as the new vice-chair. 

Several hundred CSP members will be taking part in the London Marathon this weekend in a wide breadth of activities.

An optional additional Criminal Defence Insurance (CDI) product is now available for CSP members.

Plans outlined by the new health secretary contain some positives but fail to address underlying issues, the CSP has warned.

The Health and Care Professions Council has today published a consultation on raising their fees by 20 per cent. 

The low pay award this year has highlighted an area of on-going concern for the CSP for those members in band 8a and for those seeking career progression into this band. 

The report, based on a literature review, outlines how people in marginalised groups and communities, such as those from ethnic minorities, are not only more likely to live shorter lives but spend a greater proportion of their lives struggling with health difficulties and disabilities.

The news comes after CSP members across England and Wales overwhelmingly voted to reject this year’s NHS pay award in our consultative surveys.

The NHS Staff Council, made up of NHS employers and trade unions, has issued a joint statement outlining arrangements for leave and pay in England for the additional bank holiday on Monday 19 September. 

In light of the death of our Patron, Her Majesty the Queen, we will be limiting CSP communications during the official mourning period.