Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
@thecsp.bsky.social
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) - the professional, educational and union body for 65,000 UK-chartered physiotherapists, students and support workers.
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'Rehab is key not just to good recovery but to prevention of future demand on the NHS.' 👏
Health Secretary Wes Streeting highlighted the importance of rehabilitation in making the NHS work, following the launch of healthcare reforms and a social care commission in England this week.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting highlighted the importance of rehabilitation in making the NHS work, following the launch of healthcare reforms and a social care commission in England this week.
💷📉 The first independent economic analysis of physiotherapy shows it saves the NHS more than it costs.
Just four interventions save the NHS £145m a year. Read the report and use the Value Calculator to see what your service saves: www.csp.org.uk/roi
#RightToRehab
Just four interventions save the NHS £145m a year. Read the report and use the Value Calculator to see what your service saves: www.csp.org.uk/roi
#RightToRehab
Return on investment for physiotherapy in the UK
On this page:ROI for physiotherapy reportHow to use the findings
www.csp.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💷📉 The first independent economic analysis of physiotherapy shows it saves the NHS more than it costs.
Just four interventions save the NHS £145m a year. Read the report and use the Value Calculator to see what your service saves: www.csp.org.uk/roi
#RightToRehab
Just four interventions save the NHS £145m a year. Read the report and use the Value Calculator to see what your service saves: www.csp.org.uk/roi
#RightToRehab
'We welcome the development of new neighbourhood health centres that have rehabilitation embedded from the outset - not as an add-on, but as core to how communities stay healthy.' @sarahazzard.bsky.social
Our response to the announcement of 250 new neighbourhood health centres.
#RightToRehab
Our response to the announcement of 250 new neighbourhood health centres.
#RightToRehab
www.csp.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
'We welcome the development of new neighbourhood health centres that have rehabilitation embedded from the outset - not as an add-on, but as core to how communities stay healthy.' @sarahazzard.bsky.social
Our response to the announcement of 250 new neighbourhood health centres.
#RightToRehab
Our response to the announcement of 250 new neighbourhood health centres.
#RightToRehab
'All these achievements show the value you bring not just to the NHS but to society as a whole and this government remains committed to supporting the physiotherapy profession.'
Health minister Karin Smyth MP thanked physiotherapy staff at the CSP's annual conference. #Physio25
Health minister Karin Smyth MP thanked physiotherapy staff at the CSP's annual conference. #Physio25
CSP members making ‘a profound difference’, minister tells conference
A UK government health minister thanked physiotherapy staff across all sectors for their contribution to the health of the nation in a video address to the CSP annual conference.
www.csp.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
'All these achievements show the value you bring not just to the NHS but to society as a whole and this government remains committed to supporting the physiotherapy profession.'
Health minister Karin Smyth MP thanked physiotherapy staff at the CSP's annual conference. #Physio25
Health minister Karin Smyth MP thanked physiotherapy staff at the CSP's annual conference. #Physio25
After a heart attack or surgery, fear of moving again is natural - and exactly why cardiac rehab exists.
Physio Catrin Davies explains how structured, evidence-based rehabilitation helps people rebuild strength, confidence and purpose.
🔗 Read her blog: https://ow.ly/2J1C50XpQsG
#RightToRehab
Physio Catrin Davies explains how structured, evidence-based rehabilitation helps people rebuild strength, confidence and purpose.
🔗 Read her blog: https://ow.ly/2J1C50XpQsG
#RightToRehab
Rebuilding confidence after a cardiac event
'I came into physiotherapy because I saw, up close, how transformative rehab can be as my grandfather had a stroke when I was you
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November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
After a heart attack or surgery, fear of moving again is natural - and exactly why cardiac rehab exists.
Physio Catrin Davies explains how structured, evidence-based rehabilitation helps people rebuild strength, confidence and purpose.
🔗 Read her blog: https://ow.ly/2J1C50XpQsG
#RightToRehab
Physio Catrin Davies explains how structured, evidence-based rehabilitation helps people rebuild strength, confidence and purpose.
🔗 Read her blog: https://ow.ly/2J1C50XpQsG
#RightToRehab
'At a time when so many people are waiting for care, not enabling new physiotherapists who want to join the NHS to do so is a missed opportunity we can fix quickly.
'Physiotherapists are trained, motivated and ready to help.' 1/2
'Physiotherapists are trained, motivated and ready to help.' 1/2
www.csp.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
'At a time when so many people are waiting for care, not enabling new physiotherapists who want to join the NHS to do so is a missed opportunity we can fix quickly.
'Physiotherapists are trained, motivated and ready to help.' 1/2
'Physiotherapists are trained, motivated and ready to help.' 1/2
For Michael, the toughest battle after lung cancer wasn’t the surgery – it was recovery.
Physio helped him rebuild his strength, confidence and hope.
Doesn't everyone deserves that chance?
👉 Watch his story: https://youtu.be/4Zu5pTTN1EQ
#RightToRehab
Physio helped him rebuild his strength, confidence and hope.
Doesn't everyone deserves that chance?
👉 Watch his story: https://youtu.be/4Zu5pTTN1EQ
#RightToRehab
Right to Rehab - Michael's story (cancer prehab and rehab)
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November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
For Michael, the toughest battle after lung cancer wasn’t the surgery – it was recovery.
Physio helped him rebuild his strength, confidence and hope.
Doesn't everyone deserves that chance?
👉 Watch his story: https://youtu.be/4Zu5pTTN1EQ
#RightToRehab
Physio helped him rebuild his strength, confidence and hope.
Doesn't everyone deserves that chance?
👉 Watch his story: https://youtu.be/4Zu5pTTN1EQ
#RightToRehab
Join us at the CSP AGM next Saturday 22 Nov, either in person or online. Register your place by 20 Nov. Prefer to appoint a proxy voter? Just let us know by 17 Nov. Find out more at https://ow.ly/TA5x50XrOlL
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Join us at the CSP AGM next Saturday 22 Nov, either in person or online. Register your place by 20 Nov. Prefer to appoint a proxy voter? Just let us know by 17 Nov. Find out more at https://ow.ly/TA5x50XrOlL
Funding secured to cover redundancies across England’s Integrated Care Boards (ICB) and NHS England itself is welcome but huge concerns remain over the process, the CSP has said.
https://www.csp.org.uk/news/2025-11-14-csp-supporting-members-affected-icb-nhs-england-redundancies
https://www.csp.org.uk/news/2025-11-14-csp-supporting-members-affected-icb-nhs-england-redundancies
CSP supporting members affected by ICB and NHS England redundancies
Funding secured to cover redundancies across England’s Integrated Care Boards (ICB) and NHS England itself is welcome but huge concerns remain over the process, the CSP has said.
www.csp.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Funding secured to cover redundancies across England’s Integrated Care Boards (ICB) and NHS England itself is welcome but huge concerns remain over the process, the CSP has said.
https://www.csp.org.uk/news/2025-11-14-csp-supporting-members-affected-icb-nhs-england-redundancies
https://www.csp.org.uk/news/2025-11-14-csp-supporting-members-affected-icb-nhs-england-redundancies
'In community rehab the person rarely has one problem — they often have five, ten, or more, and we need to see how those systems connect'- Sajith Narayanan-Lekshmy. Read her reflections on practice at https://ow.ly/AhA650XlYuh
#RightToRehab
#RightToRehab
Helping people breathe - and live - better
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
'In community rehab the person rarely has one problem — they often have five, ten, or more, and we need to see how those systems connect'- Sajith Narayanan-Lekshmy. Read her reflections on practice at https://ow.ly/AhA650XlYuh
#RightToRehab
#RightToRehab
‘FCPs are providing brilliant care for patients across the country but the role has expanded rapidly and now is the right time to take stock.’
We are supporting an England-wide survey of #FirstContactPhysio services designed to map how the role is operating in primary care.
We are supporting an England-wide survey of #FirstContactPhysio services designed to map how the role is operating in primary care.
Evaluation of FCP launches in England
The CSP is supporting an England-wide survey of first contact physiotherapist services designed to map how the role is operating in primary care.
www.csp.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
‘FCPs are providing brilliant care for patients across the country but the role has expanded rapidly and now is the right time to take stock.’
We are supporting an England-wide survey of #FirstContactPhysio services designed to map how the role is operating in primary care.
We are supporting an England-wide survey of #FirstContactPhysio services designed to map how the role is operating in primary care.
'Physiotherapists and other AHPs have a critical part to play here. Their work sits at the intersection of health and independence.'
Sara Hazzard CSP on the government's shift to neighbourhood health services in the latest article in The New Statesman.
Sara Hazzard CSP on the government's shift to neighbourhood health services in the latest article in The New Statesman.
Care that's closer to home
With an ageing population and more people living with multiple conditions, transformation is overdue.
www.newstatesman.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
'Physiotherapists and other AHPs have a critical part to play here. Their work sits at the intersection of health and independence.'
Sara Hazzard CSP on the government's shift to neighbourhood health services in the latest article in The New Statesman.
Sara Hazzard CSP on the government's shift to neighbourhood health services in the latest article in The New Statesman.
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
https://www.csp.org.uk/news/2025-11-06-csp-welcomes-announcement-restoration-pay-parity-health-service-staff-northern
CSP welcomes announcement on restoration of pay parity for health service staff in Northern Ireland
Health minister Mike Nesbitt has confirmed pay parity for health service staff in Northern Ireland, bringing them back into line with colleagues in Wales and England. The pay rise recommended by pay review bodies will be backdated in full to 1 April.
www.csp.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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
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.
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.
CSP calls for urgent investment in physiotherapy workforce to keep Britain working
The CSP has welcomed the publication of the Keep Britain Working report, a cross-government review that sets out a new approach to tackling worklessness and improving workplace health.
www.csp.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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.
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
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
Inside the £105m rehab hospital that’s about to change lives
Opening on time and on budget, the site near Nottingham will help patients with spinal cord injuries, brain damage and other conditions regain independence
www.thetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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
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
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
Corridor care must not become normalised, with one in three people aged 90+ waiting over 12 hours to be seen, we need MPs to take emergency action.
Read our report 👉 https://bit.ly/3JCMQc2
Read our report 👉 https://bit.ly/3JCMQc2
October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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
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
CSP calls for physio inclusion in women’s health strategy renewal
CSP calls for physio inclusion in women’s health strategy renewal
The government has announced its women's health strategy is to be renewed in a drive to improve access and tackle inequalities.
www.csp.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
'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
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.
@theguardian.com reports on our survey, which revealed the extent of the loss of rehabilitation space.
Physiotherapy care in decline because of poor NHS facilities, poll shows
Six in 10 practitioners say loss of rehabilitation space in hospitals is harming chances of patients recovering
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
'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.
@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
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
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.
www.csp.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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
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
Physios provide evidence to parliamentary inquiry on diagnosis and treatment of reproductive health conditions
Physiotherapists provide evidence to parliamentary inquiry on reproductive health conditions
The cross-party women and equalities select committee of MPs called for evidence on diagnosis and treatment for reproductive health conditions among girls and young women.
www.csp.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
'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
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
CSP welcomes report on community rehab crisis that threatens NHS neighbourhood care plans
CSP welcomes report on community rehab crisis that threatens NHS neighbourhood care plans
The CSP has welcomed a new report highlighting the growing crisis in community health services, warning that under-resourced community rehabilitation risks undermining the government’s promise to shift care from hospitals into neighbourhood settings.
www.csp.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
'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
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.
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.
CSP joins unions in condemning anti-migrant rhetoric
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.
www.csp.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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.
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.
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Another great day for @thecsp.bsky.social at #Lab25
September 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Another great day for @thecsp.bsky.social at #Lab25
Reposted by Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
September 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
'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
Tag your Labour MP to invite them to visit the CSP at stand J4.
#RightToRehab #Lab25 #LabConf25
September 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
'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
Tag your Labour MP to invite them to visit the CSP at stand J4.
#RightToRehab #Lab25 #LabConf25
Reposted by Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
September 29, 2025 at 4:58 AM