Quote Originally Posted by amacs View Post
An interesting and potentially inflammatory question. I have heard rumours of less than five years being accepted but only in circumstances where other factors could be brought to bear e.g. level of qualification. Important not to forget that registration is not employment. Be interesting to see where this goes.

ANdy
Indeed, I have discussed the policy with BUPA in terms of experience and they say that there is no experience consideration. It is 5 yrs and that is that. I had a guy with 4 yrs experience, also a sports science degree first and a diploma in therapeutic and remedial massage but they said NO. He's still not 5 yrs post physio graduation.

I said what about the traveling physio whose graduated, been on various working holidays doing locums, has never worked in outpatients and it 6 yrs qualified. They again said if there 5yrs then they are 5 yrs! We know it has nothing to do with experience and all to do will culling the physio's numbers from their lists. As a group we should be looking for as much evidence as possible.

I had heard that they use 2 yr out grads (although it says all their pt's are more than 5 yrs qualified on their website) as long as they are under more experienced supervision. Can someone substantiate this?