Differene between HPC & CSP

[physiobob]

Hello,

I am in the UK as my spouse is a UK citizen. I recently finished my Bachelors in Physiotherapy from India.

Before I go about registering myself with the HPC & CSP, I would like to know from the experianced members here the difference between the two organizations. This is so that I do not waste money, time and energy in registering with both the HPC and CSP.

Any inputs and comments and/or opinions would be appreciated.

Regards

As the person above suggested the HPC is the Health Professions Council. As physio is now a protected title you must be registered with the HPC to be able to work as a physio in this country. This is the difficult part and the step where your credentials are evaluated.

The CSP or Chartered Society of Physiotherapy is the UK's main physio association. You do not have to be a member and one could argue strongly as to whether there is any value in being a member. The main reason people join is for the access to affordable insurance cover. With no main competitor at this stage they are in a similar position to the Australian Association about 8 years back. Once a competitor came into the market many left the APA and took up insurance elsewhere. I would suggest that the same might happen in the not to distant future as the financial position of the CSP is rather weak.

As we have seen in Australia this was a good thing as it forced the APA to get their house in order and today they promote a strong and well led organization. A mass exodus may be the only way for the CSP to kick out the cobwebs and more with the new millennium

Sorry for going perhaps a bit off topic