Health Professions Council

The Health Professions Council are a regulator, that was set up to protect the public. To do this, they keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards for training, professional skills, behaviour and health.

Organisation of Physiotherapists in Private Practice

Physio First was launched in 1952 to promote the highest standards of clinical practice in physiotherapy. We are here to help both the general public find highly qualified physiotherapists and to ensure that all practitioners, as members, have full access to training, latest news and continue in their professional development.

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) is the professional, educational and trade union body for the UK's 48,000 chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and assistants.

The Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP)

The Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) is a group of over 1000 physiotherapists, who are members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

In addition to their undergraduate training they have all undertaken extensive postgraduate study and reached a recognised standard of excellence in neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy. Their knowledge and practical skills ensures that all MACP Physiotherapists are able to provide an excellent standard of care in examination, treatment and management for people with neuromusculoskeletal problems.

The Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Institute

The Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Institute (APPI) is firmly established as the leading force in the delivery of safe and effective pilates teacher training for physiotherapists and equivilant degree therapists. Established in 1999, the APPI is the only European based pilates institute founded and directed by fully qualified physiotherapists.

The Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists

The Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists [AACP] is a Clinical Interest Group [CIG] of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy [CSP]. Its principal aim is the integration of Acupuncture into Physiotherapy Practice for the treatment of pain and systemic illness.