I've not heard anything about physios in the news recently but there's a big story which won't be given much space in the newspapers or on TV. We now have another mass of newly qualified physios out there looking for jobs when 100's from the last 2 or 3 years of graduates still are not working within healthcare. I've ranted on about this in previous posts but I think it is one of THE major issues within physiotherapy in the UK. Sometimes it feels as if the problem is not being given a high enough profile but it should attact wider interest other than from just within the profession. Anyone who pays taxes is subsidising university training programmes which for many are leading nowhere.
The other issue affecting NHS physios is the pay award situation and I think this is rather gloomy situation. The Government descriminates against English physiotherapists by giving them a less favourable pay award than those in Wales or Scotland. Also within the public sector is the real term reduction of salary through paying awards below the rate of inflation. This point seems to have been lost in the issue of whether the aware will be staged or not staged.
Friday, August 17, 2007
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