Motions for the Annual Representatives Conference

Motions for the Annual Representatives Conference

Motions for the Annual Representatives Conference For this first Representative Conference, Council has appointed as Chair Miss Ida Bromley, a former ...

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Motions for the Annual Representatives Conference For this first Representative Conference, Council has appointed as Chair Miss Ida Bromley, a former chairman of Council; and as vice-Chairs Mrs Barbara Edmonds, superintendent physiotherapist at Christchurch Hospital, and M r Nigel Palastanga, principal, Cardiff School of Physiotherapy.

The proposers of each motion or a similar one are shown in italic type.

14. The Society should object to any increase n the number of helpers at the expense of 2hysiotherapy posts due to either proposals in the NHS Review or initiatives being introduced n the area of helpers' training. Scottish stewards 15. Physiotherapy helpers should receive validated training to enable them to become associate physiotherapists. West Yorkshire Branch

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1. Care i n the community by health professionals is spasmodic and unstructured. The Government is exploiting both the carers and all the community workers by seriously underfunding this essential service. The CSP should actively campaign to increase the funding of the community service. South Western stewards

13. The CSP should continue to keep Jhysiotherapy skills the remit of Chartered Jhysiotherapists, and should strongly resist the :xtended role of the physiotherapy helper. Welsh stewards West Midlands stewards

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Note: If motion 15 is passed, motion 16 falls.

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16. Physiotherapy helpers do not need a formalised training. Glasgow Branch 17. Any form of membership for helpers is unacceptable. Scottish stewards

2. As the Government in its White Paper has not addressed the issue of community care nor has it acted on Griffiths II, the Society should press rhe Department of Health for a response. Scottish stewards

3. It is not possible to justify daily treatment of patients during the week if we abandon them for t w o days at the weekend. Derby Branch

18. The CSP should state publicly that the use of Youth Training Scheme (YTS) members or similar, as a source of cheap labour, is both detrimental to the profession and useless to the trainee. West Midlands stewards Northern stewards

4. In the light of political and demographic changes, physiotherapy should be where the people and problems are. Association of Chartered Physiotherapists with a Special lnterest in Elderly People (ACPSIEPI

19. There should be more open access to physiotherapy departments for general practitioner referrals rather than employing their own Chartered physiotherapists. Cornwall Branch

5. Physiotherapy specialisms must represent people and their problems. A CPSlEP

20. The income generated from increasing numbers of private

6. There should be more awareness of the valuable service by physiotherapists to the chronically sick and disabled. Northern stewards

7. Physiotherapists should not lay themselves open to being viewed as technicians. North Kent Branch 8. The administration of substances by injection is an appropriate part of physiotherapy practice. York Branch 9. There should be a national body to research manufacturers' claims. Are our machines effective or for effect? Scottish stewards 10. The profession of physiotherapy is a professional luxury that will dissolve under privatisation. York Branch

patients in National Health Service hospitals should be distributed more evenly through departments involved in their treatment. The extra moneys made available to physiotherapy departments would be invaluable for books, new equipment, education, etc. Tayside Branch

MANPOWER 21. In the light of the Department of Health's request that the number of physiotherapy training places should be increased by 100, the CSP should actively oppose the closure of Guy's and St Thomas' physiotherapy schools until such extra places are provided in new schools. South East Jhames stewards 22. In the light of the low number of physiotherapists now, and in the coming years, the CSP should encourage movement of physiotherapists from geographical areas of high staffing levels to areas of low staffing levels. Derby Branch

EDUCATlON WORKING RELATIONSHIPS 11. In the present political climate of the White Paper the best option of our profession is to unite with the occupational therapists. ACPSlEP

23. The CSP should increase its efforts to facilitate an all-graduate profession. ' West Midlands stewards

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12. Occupational therapists and physiotherapists work well as a team. Glasgow Branch

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24. The CSP should oppose the proposed student 'top-up loan' scheme as being disadvantageous to physiotherapy students in the future. Scottish sre wards Trent stewards

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25.The selection procedure for physiotherapy training should be

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standardised since the selection procedure for training influences the end product. West Yorkshire Branch

JHS, together with increased workloads, the ;tress suffered by all grades of staff is liable to xecipitate 'burn-out syndrome' on a national ;cale! The CSP should take steps to combat his syndrome before it reaches epidemic )roportions. South Western stewards

26.The CSP pre-registration curriculum is unsuited to the reality of the clinical situation. Association of Teachers of the CSP 27.The CSP should emphasise during training the preventive role of physiotherapyand therapists should be aware of the maintenance of health as well as the treatment of illness. Chichester Branch South West Thames stewards

$0. The CSP should press for independent :ounselling and support for NHS staff. rent stewards South East Thames stewards

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in student training. Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

$1. With the increased workload for Jhysiotherapists in the NHS, the CSP should Jroduce health and safety guide lines for the welfare of staff and patients. Vorthern stewards

29. All post-registration education should be based in an educational establishment. Nottingham Branch

42. The introduction of Regional pay agreements would lead to inequalities in the provision of health care and must be resisted. Scottish stewards

28.Obstetrics and gynaecology should be a compulsory placement

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30.The resources of schools of physiotherapy should be drawn upon by those organising post-registration education courses. Nottingham Branch

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31. CSP validated courses should be standardised and/or graded according to: (a) The level of appropriateexperience of the course participants. (b) The number of hours devoted to theory and practice, supervised and unsupervised, during the specified length of the course. (c) The objectives and methods of theoretical and practical evaluation of the participants. fd) The setting and marking of papers, and the designing and appraisal of practical assessments or project work. Worcester and District Branch

32.The CSP should centrally fund post-registration'top-up' courses for physiotherapists. South West Thames Board 33.If research is to have direct implications on clinical practice, the OSP should attempt to assess the significance of published work and report to members through the most appropriate channels. Fife Branch

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 34.Patient examination to identify their level of competence should not form part of an interview process for physiotherapists. South Western stewards

35.The CSP should strongly campaign for the provision for creche facilities in hospitals, particularly in view of the manpower crisis and the need to retain staff following maternity leave. Chichester Branch South West Thames stewards

36. The CSP should strongly campaign for better study leave for physiotherapists to enable them to attend during working hours post-qualification courses necessary to their professional development. South Wales Branch Scottish stewards

43.The CSP must be prepared to oppose any attempt to abolish Whitley Council terms and conditions of employment. Scottish stewards 44.The CSP should not endorse the principle of performance-related pay as this will inevitably lead to professional suicide. Mersey stewards Edinburgh Branch 45. The CSP should lobby Parliament concerning the taxation on cars for professianal duties. South East Thames stewards

NHS REVIEW 46.The CSP should fight the introductionof the White Paper, rather than accept its inevitability by 'making the best of a bad job', thereby selling out the whole profession. North East Thames stewards Yorkshire stewards South East Thames stewards West Midlands stewards ACPSIEP Note: If motion 46 is passed, motion 48 falls.

47.The CSP should have a campaign fund to enable physiotherapists effectively to oppose the introduction of the NHS White Paper. Welsh stewards

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48.The CSP should enlightenthe general public on the effects that the White Paper will have on them and their local physiotherapyservices. Wessex stewards 49. The CSP should admit that the hidden

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agenda within the White Paper is privatisation, and should therefore strongly fight to prevent this happening in accordance with current Society policy. North fast Thames stewards Yorkshire stewards

37. The CSP should lobby Parliament for statutory funding of postgraduate education on a par with the medical profession. South East Thames stewards Trent stewards Scottish stewards

50.'Physiotherapy PLC' would be an effective managerial response to proposals in the White Paper. Nottingham Branch

38. The Society should re-affirm its support for its trade union function and be prepared to fight for recognition within any new system introduced by the White Paper. North fast Thames stewards Yorkshire stewards

51. The CSP should take steps to ensure that the profession's right to manage itself is not undermined in the light of possible developments in the NHS. Wessex stewards

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52. Within the proposed changes in the Governnient White Paper, there is a danger that 'prescription' physiotherapy will re-emerge. As a profession we must prevent this and maintain our professional status and right to decide on clinical diagnosis/treatment. West Yorkshire Branch

54. The Society should publicly defend our professional response :o the Pet0 treatment regime. Vorth Wales Branch Nelsh stewards

53. The physiotherapy profession is suffering from a period of apathy. With the proposed changes in the Government White Paper, now is the time to snap out of this attitude and encourage a more positive, forward-thinking profession. West Yorkshire Branch

3ENERAL 35. The concept of teamwork cannot peacefully co-exist with an rtmosphere of professioiial autonomy. ?fe Branch

Motions Cornposited CHARTERED SOCIETY OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 54. With the advent of the first NationalRepresentativesConference, the CSP must be seen to reflect the views of the grass-roots membership. South Western stewards 55. Council should more accurately reflect the composition of the membership'of the CSP. North East Thames stewards Trent stewards West Midlands stewards 56. The role of the chairman of Council should now be that of a full-time Chartered physiotherapy officer with a fixed-term remunerated contract. Association of District and Superintendent Chartered Physiotherapists 57. The headquarters of the CSP should be moved north. West Yorkshire Branch Trent stewards 58. Local Branches should adopt a more 'political' role and encourage more discussion meetings rather than clinical meetings. West Yorkshire Branch

The CSP should condemn the improper use of untrained staff for bhysiotherapy purposes, eg YTS scheme members or general )elpers. Jorthern stewards (composite with 181 hnding for student training should remain under the present irrangements and not follow the same system of student loans as iroposed for local authority students in 1992. kent stewards (composite with 24) The Society should increase its efforts to secure a study leave igreement equal to that of the medical profession. kottish Stewards (composite with 36 and 37) The CSP should mount a stronger campaign against the alarming woposals of the White Paper. jouth East Thames stewards (composite with 461 The CSP should fight the introduction of the Government White 'aper most strongly, in order to preserve the physiotherapy xofession. Nest Midlands stewards (composite with 46) 4s physiotherapists we must fight the fragmentation of 3hysiotherapy services implicit in the White Paper. 4CPSl€P (composite with 46)

59. The Industrial Relations Department should be developed and expanded in order to respond to existing and probable increasing industrial relations problems in health care services. Wessex stewards Scottish stewards Trent stewards

n the event of self-governing hospitals becoming a reality, the 2SP must increase the growth and development of its industrial ,elations function. Scottish stewards (composite with 59)

60. The CSP has neither the will nor the means to advise or protect members tackling difficulties associated with privatisation of their service. Fife Branch

n view of the changes in NHS employment policy which may result 'rom proposals within the Government White Paper or elsewhere, :he CSP should greatly strengthen its regional industrial relations structure. r e n t stewards (composite with 59)

61. The CSP should adopt alternative methods for producing policy documents and reports and should have the mechanismto produce policy decisions mote quickly, rather than trailing behind other professional organisations. Welsh stewards ACPSIEP

mmediate measures should be taken to seek closure of the xofession and protection of the title 'physiotherapist' to safeguard the public, particularly in the light of the recent Government White Paper. Scottish stewards (composite with 62)

62. The CSP should take over the central registration of physiotherapists and membership of the CSP should be mandatory for employment in the NHS. South East Thames stewards Scottish stewards Note: If motion 62 is carried, motion 63 falls. 63. The CSP should improve the level of public awareness of the role of Chartered physiotherapists, and the valuable service which they provide, and re-open the issue concerning protection of the title 'physiotherapist' from misuse by non-qualified practitioners, particularly in the light of the recent White Paper. South East Thames stewards Welsh stewards Scottish stewards

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Motions not in Order Should each Regional health authority become a 'cartel?' West Yorkshire Branch

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Where is physiotherapy going? What is the future career structure for physiotherapists and their helpers in view of the recent White Paper on the NHS? Cornwall Branch

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What effect will the White Paper have on the plans for a closer working relationship and possible amalgamation with the British Association of Occupational Therapists and the suggestion put forward by our Branch for two trades unions for both professions? Cornwall Branch Do we want an NHS? South fast Thames stewards

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