Lord Campbell of Croyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have considered the evidence submitted to the Department of Health by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy providing examples of damage suffered by patients from unregistered physiotherapists; and what action they propose to protect the public.
§ The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)In order to practise within the National Health Service or local authorities, physiotherapists must be registered under the provisions of the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960.
The Government are considering what action may be needed in the light of the profession's concern about the activities of unregistered practitioners.