Support Workers Unregistered NOT Unqualified #Physiotalk 13th March 8pm GMT

This tweetchat will be hosted by Support Workers and the Physiotalk team

Come and join us and use your voice

It is being led by a group of passionate physiotherapy support workers @chris_richards2 @gvhawtin @LorraineAllchu2 and @SherylB76

#AHPSupportWorkers

Chat Questions

Introduce yourself

What do you hope to see with the new CSP Associate network and will you be attending the launch event? https://www.csp.org.uk/news/2023-02-28-launch-csps-associates-network
How involved are Support Workers with students, should they be able to sign off their notes?
What makes a support worker different to the registered member of staff?
What areas could we see support workers extend their scope of practice?
What names are you aware of for support workers and should there be a standard approach across the UK for job titles?

Your chat hosts are:

Chris Richards – Therapy assistant practitioner in prostate cancer prehab and Community Physiotherapy at Hywel Dda university heath Board. Member of the CSP Support worker reference group (SWRG)

Lorraine Allchurch – Lead AHP Support worker at the Dudley group NHS foundation trust. Co chair of the CSP West Midlands Regional Network and on CSP ARC Agenda Committee

Gemma Hawtin – Children’s Physiotherapy Assistant at Leeds Community healthcare NHS Trust. West Yorkshire AHP Faculty Support Worker Sub Group. AHPQI for Y&NE

Sheryl Barnett – Senior Physiotherapy technician working within an integrated team at Caerphilly Resource team (CRT) CBC & ABUHB. Chair (interim) for CSP Wales RN and CSP Associate representative for Wales