Claire Sullivan

@CSullivanCSP

Director of Employment Relations at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Joined April 2014

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Claire Sullivan

@CSullivanCSP

Jun 1

I will be away from Twitter for a couple of weeks after today. If you are an

@thecsp

member and have Qs about your eligibility for 22/3 or 23/4 NHS pay awards please don’t contact me direct as it will be missed. Please contact enquiries@csp.org.uk or 020-7306-6666

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Claire Sullivan

@CSullivanCSP

May 30

NHS pay award England - a short thread on current ‘eligibility’ issues and questions: 1. The basic test to be eligible is ‘employed by’ as opposed to ‘working in’ or ‘providing’ NHS services - critical to know who your employer is regardless of where you work day to day 1/

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Claire Sullivan

@CSullivanCSP

May 30

11. If you are providing NHS services but not employed by an SEC/CIC we can still support you in relation to pay increases and advise you about your rights - please contact us via enquiries@csp.org.uk

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senior negotiating officers are in touch with local stewards in every SEC where we have one, so please do make contact with your

steward for info 7/

8. A number of SECs/CICs have already agreed to pay the lumpsum to staff regardless of the funding position 9. If you think this group includes you and you haven’t received emails from

@thecsp

including the above, please check in with us re your contact details 6/

7. Regardless of funding from govt, staff in some SECs/CICs will be contractually entitled to the rise.

@thecsp

staff and reps currently working to clarify each case and we will also take legal advice as indicated 5/

5. SECs/CICs - current understanding is funding will be provided for 23/24 consolidated award but not for the lumpsum addition payment 6. We are working with other unions and other stakeholders to clarify and apply pressure to change this position for NHS SECs/CICs 4/

3. If we did ballot you, it doesn’t matter whether you achieved an industrial action mandate or not. 4. NHS trusts are all eligible and members in these will receive both the 23/24 consolidated 5% and additional 22/23 one off payment worth approx 6% in total 3/

2. If you are employed by an NHS trust or NHS social enterprise/community interest company (SECs/CICs) AND were included in the

@thecsp

strike ballot in Nov/Dec ‘22 our info indicated that you were likely to be eligible 2/

Great points here from

@ashjamesphysio

- important we don’t fall back on stereotypes when exploring causes of sickness absence - must consider health inequity, social determinants of health 👍 👏

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Ash James

@ashjamesphysio

May 17

Reasons for the increase in sickness absence complicated & not just ergonomic! Worsening social determinants of health, widening health inequalities, services that are more difficult to access due to waiting lists & a workforce shortage in the NHS It’s not just your chair!

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Claire Sullivan

@CSullivanCSP

Apr 30

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Antony Tiernan

@AntonyTiernan

Apr 30

“Goodness is stronger than evil” 24 years on ... remembering Andrea Dykes, John Light and Nick Moore who died in the Admiral Duncan pub bombing #LoveIsLove

- as promised, just posting the structure of the

@thecsp

voting Qs here to reassure. Accept or Reject first followed by the ‘best describes you’ options

Claire Sullivan

@CSullivanCSP

Apr 27

5. Whether you voted to accept or reject the final offer all

@thecsp

members should be proud of delivering the strongest strike mandate in the England NHS, mounting 2 phenomenally successful strikes and forcing the govt into negotiations after 7 months of intransigence

4. Recommending the offer: for clarity it is

@thecsp

members, elected to council and cttees who make this decision, not employed staff - they’re tough decisions but demonstrate leadership, which is what they’re elected to do

3. This is completely understandable, as are the wide and varied reasons that led members to vote to accept. Both accept and reject votes are equally valid and need to be respected. This is a fundamental consequence of democratic processes in my view and experience

2. 65:35 accept/reject split: the accept vote is neither overwhelming nor marginal - it is simply clear on a strong voting turnout. But it does mean that just over a third of those who voted will feel strongly that it’s the wrong outcome

1. Turnout: 100% participation in votes+elections across all parts of society would be incredible. But it never happens without mandation and rarely even then. 60% is a very high turnout - higher than in the pre-ballot consultation in England and higher than in the ballot

Next steps - NHS Staff Council meets 2 May when overall outcome will be known across the 14 AfC unions. Depending on that outcome we will then be able to start to confirm and inform members re what happens next. In the meantime a few points in this short 🧵 1/3

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Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

@thecsp

Apr 27

Members in England accept NHS pay offer CSP members working in the NHS in England have voted clearly to accept the UK government's offer on pay. csp.org.uk/news/2023-04-2

NHS pay votes closing now in advance of joint health union meeting Tuesday, 2 May. Results already announced are UNISON (accept), RCN (reject), SCoR (reject) and RCM (accept).

@thecsp

result this afternoon and others, including GMB, BDA, Unite, RCPod, FCS expected tomorrow

Claire Sullivan

@CSullivanCSP

Apr 26

This would not have happened without tireless work of

@The_TUC

on behalf of and with its affiliated unions 🙏

We want this anti-democratic and unnecessary Bill stopped or repealed at the first opportunity of course. But the 4 successful amendments reduce detriment for workers and unions and devolved administrations in Scot/Wales

Great work by all opposition parties and cross benchers working together in the Lords tonight to limit the damage that will be done by the govt’s current anti-strike proposals in the minimum services bill 1/3

Lovely Liverpool! Even made a sunrise run **enjoyable** this morning!

Claire Sullivan

@CSullivanCSP

Apr 24

Just a reminder - the detail of the offer, the general and technical FAQs, and a recording of our pay webinar are here for your info -

A lot of recent media coverage has focussed on related issues - other union voting outcomes (RCN and UNISON) , strikes, other disputes (Drs). For those who haven’t voted, the offer you are considering remains the same 2/3

We are in the last few days of the

@thecsp

pay vote in England, which closes at midday on Thursday (27th). 🙏 to everyone who has voted so far - if you haven’t, please do so in the next couple of days 1/3

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Ash James

@ashjamesphysio

Apr 19

Fantastic visit to Camden Community Services today ➡️Community Rehab ➡️Urgent Response to falls ➡️Discharge to Assess ➡️Community Resp ➡️Community Palliative Care Incredibly skilled clinicians working in complex environments. Better for patients & the system! #ComminityHealth

Sara Hazzard (She/Her) and 5 others

Claire Sullivan

@CSullivanCSP

Apr 14

The time to discuss next steps is when ALL unions have had the chance to complete their democratic member processes as per the principles underlying a single joint system of pay, grading and working conditions for the 1 million staff covered by AfC

It is critical that

and all union members use their vote having had the opportunity to read all the relevant information -

People will have seen today’s NHS pay vote results from UNISON (74% accept) and RCN (54% reject). These are important of course BUT this offer covers 14 unions and the other 12 are still voting and will mostly be doing so until late April

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Emails with voting link went to all those in scope just over a fortnight ago. First reminder going out today and final reminder in 10 days time. If you have been receiving regular emails for me on NHS pay but not this one please call

@thecsp

enquiries asap and we will resolve

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Karen Middleton (she/her)

@KMiddletonCSP

Apr 13

All eligible (England NHS Employees on AfC) members have been sent emails, regardless of band. If you have not received one, are your details up to date? Could the email have been blocked your end? Please ring (don't email) enquiries to get it sorted quickly 0207 306 6666 twitter.com/AmandaHensman/…

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Siân Caulfield

@SianCaulfield

Apr 2

Daisy, George and Inez were fantastic this weekend. It was each of their first time at conference. They spoke passionately on issues relevant to young people at work and wider society. Well done all 👏 #TUCYWC23

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Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

@thecsp

Apr 2

And that's a wrap for our delegates at @TUCYoungWorkers Conference 2023. As a union with one of the youngest age profiles, working collaboratively with other trade unions and @The_TUC is essential to ensure a better and brighter future for young workers. #TUCYWC23

Claire Sullivan

@CSullivanCSP

Apr 1

There are over 300 different jobs in the NHS. Each makes a unique and vital contribution to the whole. We must resist allowing the govt’s lack of adequate funding/pay to set us against each other and work together to make third better

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Nick Entwistle

@NickEntwistle

Apr 1

So right now the government's proposals are on the NHS pay offer. NHS staff have to look at that on its own merit. And if, in the future, the government does consult on nurse-exclusive pay, I think our members from every occupation will respond with a hefty reality check.

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Nick Entwistle

@NickEntwistle

Apr 1

Our lead NHS committee is, as it happens, chaired by a nurse. And nurses are our major group, as you'd expect in the largest NHS union. And time and again those members tell us the importance of valuing the whole NHS team. It's actually pretty inspiring hearing them say it.

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Nick Entwistle

@NickEntwistle

Apr 1

The NHS pay offer has some complex bits in it, it's true. We've done our best to simply things for NHS workers, and you can see what it means for you here: unison.org.uk/at-work/health But what it absolutely does not contain are proposals on nurse-exclusive pay or pay structures.

unison.org.uk

NHS pay deal 2023 | The big issues | UNISON National

The majority of NHS workers in England and their unions have voted to accept the government's pay offer. Money should be in pay packets in June.

10. I am far from blinkered about the imperfections of AfC but do know it’s better and fairer and more equal, if implemented properly and with integrity, than any separate systems will be for the whole. Unity is our greatest strength

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9. Why do I think I know all this? Because I was there. I was there working in the NHS under the pre-AfC system, I was there as a union official during the negotiation + implementation of AfC and I have been there through every one of the 20 years since 8/

8. I fear that the people who will lose the most, as before AfC, will be those who need our protection most and are the backbone of everything the NHS does - the people who even under AfC, are our lowest paid staff 7/

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