HPC and CSP vs BASRaT

[stephstar10]

Thanks Mrsparr for your advice, and well done for becoming an ESP in the NHS!

Another question to ask is was your physiotherapy degree funded by the NHS? If so, does the NHS expect you to work for them straight after you have completely your degree? As I heard that you'll have to work for the NHS for 5 years before moving into private practice/sport settings etc. (which I wouldn't mind at all) but just wanted to know about it as I couldn't find any information on the NHS website.

Thanks,
Stephstar10

[ophqui]

Thanks Mrsparr for your advice, and well done for becoming an ESP in the NHS!

Another question to ask is was your physiotherapy degree funded by the NHS? If so, does the NHS expect you to work for them straight after you have completely your degree? As I heard that you'll have to work for the NHS for 5 years before moving into private practice/sport settings etc. (which I wouldn't mind at all) but just wanted to know about it as I couldn't find any information on the NHS website.

Thanks,
Stephstar10

No! No idea where that has come from, you most definitely do not have to work for the NHS after you graduate. At the moment the NHS pay a small means tested bursary (I got around £100 a month, i graduated 2 years ago), and they pay your tuition fees. Some people think that you should do your nhs rotations for whatever reason before moving on to private, but to be honest a lot of the larger private companies provide much better training than the NHS, and if you are only interested in MSK/sport anyway you dont have to go down the nhs route at all