Physiotherapy workforce planning

Background

Skills for Health are working with Charted Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) to help shape the future of the physiotherapy profession.

As part of the Professional Body Education Reform Commission the CSP is working to ensure the future workforce is equipped with the right skills, in the right place, to deliver high-quality care.

The CSP will take a comprehensive look at the supply and staffing of the physiotherapy profession —from education and early career support to workforce planning.

The need

Successful workforce planning for the NHS ensures that it has the right number of staff, with the right skills and competencies, in the right place, at the right time to deliver services that provide the best possible patient care and meet demand, within an affordable budget.

Our aim is to understand how physiotherapy is included in workforce assessments and strategies at both employer and regional levels. By working together, we can ensure that physiotherapy is well-positioned to meet the needs of both the profession and our patients.  Doing so will allow for member interventions and resources to be designed to support sustainability of this approach to pre-registration training.

Development

To help us gain greater understanding of the strategic and operational policies across four nations, we welcome leaders and managers experiences of how they influence or contribute to physiotherapy workforce planning.

Like to participate? Fill in the form below and we’ll be in touch once the survey opens.