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The data has been provided by the Member Organisation and to the extent possible are a true reflection of the situation in the country, however not all figures are authoritative and should be interpreted accordingly.
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Education
Profession & Practice
CPD & Specialisation
Migration & Mobility
Our mission - to transform the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities by empowering our members and exerting our influence.
Our vision for physiotherapy - to transform lives, maximise independence and empower populations.
Address
3rd Floor South,
Chancery Exchange,
10 Furnival Street,
London, EC4A 1AB
Telefon
(44) 20 7306 6666
Website
Social media:
Number of Members:
48 749
Europe region Primary Contact
President
Chief Executive Officer
Ashley James /jamesa@csp.org.uk
Ishmael Beckford / beckfordi@csp.org.uk
John Cowman / cowmanj@csp.org.uk
General Secretary
Contact for Students
Karen Middleton / middletonk@csp.org.uk
65 600 000
Population
54 980
Practising Physiotherapists
48 749
Physiotherapists' Members
Publications
Newsletters
Member magazine 'Frontline' (fortnightly) http://www.csp.org.uk/news-events/frontline-magazine
Journals
Physiotherapy (four issues per year)https://secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/action/ecommerce?journal=physt&code=physt-site
Manual Therapy (six issues per year) http://www.manualtherapyjournal.com/
Physical Therapy in Sport (quarterly)http://www.physicaltherapyinsport.com/
Scientific Publications
See under Journals
Events
Organisation Congress
Physiotherapy UK conference:
October19th - 20th, Birmingham 2018
http://www.physiotherapyuk.org.uk/
Other events
Full list of CSP events
http://www.csp.org.uk/news-events/events
Entry Level Educational programmes: Those programmes that prepares graduates for entry into practice of physiotherapy. They bring a person to the point of being able to practice as a physiotherapist in the country of education. Entry requirements, length of the education programmes and the final qualification obtained may vary within and across countries.
World Physiotherapy definition: “Entry level physical therapist professional education programmes are those that equip physical therapists to practise as independent professionals. World Physiotherapy recommends that education for entry-level physical therapists should be based on university or university-level studies of a minimum of four years, independently validated and accredited as being at a standard that affords graduates full statutory and professional recognition.”
In some countries it could be a difference between education itself and access to the profession such as possible legal requirements to practice – i.e. registration or training period.
BSc(Hons)=Minimun entry level standard and MSc (pre-reg)-optional entry level standard available in all four countries
School years needed before entering the Physiotherapy Programme
3.0
Years of the Physiotherapy Education Programme
ECTS
1st
Correspondent Bologna Cycle
Level 6
Level 6
Level 6
National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level
European Qualifications Framework (EQF) level
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
Professional Title
English title
National language titles
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapist, Physical Therapist, Physio
Practice and Regulation
Professional Autonomy
Standards of practice
Yes
Code of conduct
Yes
Registration required to practice
Yes
Re-registration required
Yes
Re-registration frequency
UK registered physiotherapists are required to renew their registration every other year. The next renewal deadline date is 30th April 2020.
CPD required for re-registration
Yes
Permitted to Assess?
Yes
Permitted to Diagnose?
Yes
Permitted to Treat?
Yes
Permitted to Refer on to other specialities/services?
Yes
Permitted to Refer on to other tests or examinations (MRI, Radiography, US)?
Yes
Access to Physiotherapy
Access to physiotherapy: Ability of a client or patient to be referred to a physiotherapist for assessment and treatment. There are different types:
1. Direct access: The patient/client directly asks the physiotherapist to provide services (The patients refer themselves). The physiotherapist freely decides his conduct and takes full responsibility for it. Also when the physiotherapist has direct access to patients/clients and determines those that need a physiotherapy assessment/intervention without referral from a third party.
2. Access by referral: The patient/client has access to the physiotherapist by referral from another health professional (medical practitioner or other).
3. Access by referral with the freedom to decide intervention: The patient/client has access to the physiotherapist by referral from another health professional. The prescription will not indicate the technical modalities used in the intervention.
4. Access by referral with an imposed programme of intervention: The patient/client has access to the physiotherapist by referral from another health professional. The prescription will include the diagnosis, and will further specify the intervention modalities to be carried out by the physiotherapist. The prescription may also include the number of sessions and their frequency.
Can service users refer/seek directly asks the physiotherapist to provide services (assessment, intervention or treatment)?
Yes
Is Self-referral allowed or possible within the national health system?
Yes
Is Self-referral allowed or possible outside the national health system?
Yes
In the case a medical/ physician referral is needed, are there limitations?
No
Do the expected competencies of graduates from entry-level physical therapy programmes prepare them to accept self-referrals on qualification?
Yes
Clarifications:
Self-referral is common practice for private physiotherapy provision. In the public health sector (National Health Service - NHS) there are pockets where self referral is available, but not throughout the UK http://www.csp.org.uk/professional-union/practice/self-referral-key-improving-access-physiotherapy
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Continuing professional development (CPD): Is a systematic, ongoing structured process of maintaining, developing and enhancing skills, knowledge and competence both professionally and personally. The aim is to develop the clinical performance at work. The individual physiotherapist undertakes her/his CPD activity systematically keeping a record of her/his clinical reflection and learning. This process strengthens the personal and professional profile along with quality service to the patient/clients
CPD in the country is:
Mandatory
CPD is monitored by:
Regulatory authority
Individual member / Self-monitored
What is the CPD approach in the country?
Outcome based (quality of learning e.g. reflective practice, competencies)
More information on what is recorded
Quality Assurance Standards for physiotherapy service delivery;document developed by the CSP specifically refers to learning and development.
http://www.csp.org.uk/professional-union/careers-development/cpd
Does the MO offer advice on career pathways to its members?
Yes
Is this advice in relation to:
Further information on the advise the MO provides
Advice available on a range of topics: http://www.csp.org.uk
Does the MO offer CPD courses to its members?
No
Courses are to
Does the MO survey their members about CPD?
No
Who is financing or otherwise supporting CPD?
Self
Employer
Other - Responsible for financing
Who provides the MOST financial support
Clarifications:
Clinical Specialisation
Physiotherapy clinical specialisation recognised?
No
Physiotherapy clinical specialisation recognised by
Clinical Interest Group
Recognised clinical specialisations
Clarifications:
Permanent Stay
Documents you must provide / the application (attachment) or information to be submitted:
If you wish to work as a physiotherapist in United Kingdom on a permanent basis, you must submit the following documents:
- completed and signed application form [302 KB]
- certified photocopy of passport
- certified copy of a document confirming your home address (bank statement, utility bill, mobile phone bills, credit card statements no older than 6 months are accepted)
- certified copy of your qualification certificates
- course information form completed by the institution you attended, providing details of your professional training (e.g. subject modules, module content and assessment method)
- certificate (less than 3 months old) of current professional status/good standing, from the relevant health authorities in your most recent country of work and residence, confirming that you:
– are legally entitled to practice as a physiotherapist
– have not been suspended, disqualified or prohibited from practicing
- if the profession is not regulated in your home country: certificate, issued by the relevant authority in the country where you obtained your qualifications, confirming that:
- they comply with article 3, paragraph 1 (e) of Directive EC/2005/36 (for qualifications obtained in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland)
- you are therefore able to practise as physiotherapist in your home country
- if neither the profession of physiotherapist nor the related training is regulated in your home country: proof that you have worked as a physiotherapist for at least 2 years during the last 10 – submit copies of social security documents, working contracts or attestations from employers stating that you've been working as physiotherapist and for how long.
Any documents that you submit which are copies must be certified – by the relevant authorities in your home country or in the United Kingdom.All documents must be either English originals or translated into English. Translations must be certified, provided by an officially recognised translator in the United Kingdom or in any other EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
You may be able to find an officially recognised translator by contacting the relevant national translation body.You must send your application by post. We recommend you use registered post, to avoid any lost documents. Do not send original documents or cash. Keep a copy of your application for your records.
Responsible authority:
Health and Care Professions Council Registration Department
Park House,
184 Kennington Park Road
London
SE11 4BUTel.: +44 (0) 845 3004 472 or +44 (0) 20 7582 5460
registration@hcpc-uk.org
Health and Care Professions Council
When can you expect an answer:
Once you have sent your documents, the authorities have:
1 month – from the moment they receive your application – to acknowledge receipt and request any other documents they require
3 months to take an initial decision, once your application is complete.
Cost:
£495 to be sent with the application. To pay by credit card, enter your details on page 20 of the application form. Alternatively, you can send by post a cheque, postal order or bankers draft made out in pounds sterling and payable to ‘Health and Care Professions Council’. Do NOT send cash through the postal system.
Temporary Stay
Documents you must provide / the application (attachment) or information to be submitted:
If you wish to work as a physiotherapist in the United Kingdom on a temporary or occasional basis, you must submit the following documents:
- a completed Declaration to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) concerning the temporary provision of services
- certified copy of a document(s) proving that you are a citizen of another EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland or have equivalent rights
- certified copy of a document(s) attesting to your professional qualifications
- original document(s) proving that you are legally established as a practitioner of your profession in another EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland
- if the profession is not regulated in your home country: certificate, issued by the relevant authority in the country where you obtained your qualifications, confirming that:
- they comply with article 3, paragraph 1 (e) of Directive EC/2005/36 (for qualifications obtained in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland)
- you are therefore able to practise as physiotherapist in your home country
- if neither the profession of physiotherapist nor the related training is regulated in your home country: proof that you have worked as a physiotherapist for at least 2 years during the last 10 – submit copies of social security documents, working contracts or attestations from employers stating that you've been working as physiotherapist and for how long.
Any documents that you submit which are copies must be certified – by the relevant authorities in your home country or in the United Kingdom.All documents must be either English originals or translated into English.Translations must be certified, provided by an officially recognised translator in the United Kingdom or in any other EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
You may be able to find an officially recognised translator by contacting the relevant national translation body.
You must send your application by post. We recommend you use registered post, to avoid any lost documents.
Responsible authority:
Health and Care Professions Council
Registration DepartmentPark House,
184 Kennington Park Road
London
SE11 4BUTel.: +44 (0) 845 300 4472 or +44 (0) 20 7582 5460
registration@hcpc-uk.org
Health and Care Professions Council
When can you expect an answer:
Once you have sent your documents, the authorities have:
1 month – from the moment they receive your application – to acknowledge receipt and request any other documents they require.
Cost:
No charge
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