Our April newsletter has been emailed to all registered physiotherapists. You can access it online by clicking here ..read more

We caught up with Pieta Aitken – a practitioner who has recently completed the return to practice programme and her supervisor Jessie Snowdon to talk about the programme and what it’s like to participate in. Returning after a long period away from the profession can be daunting and Pieta says it took her a few years to take the plunge. “Had I not had the support I have received, I may not be practising once again. Of course, I was nervous of the unknown. I had many questions, will things come back to me? Will I be a good physiotherapist once again? Will my family and I adjust to me working?” H ..read more

The Board welcomes our newest specialist, Jo Kennedy. Jo is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist with a particular focus on spinal injury and treatment. After completing a biology degree, which engendered a life-long love of research work she started her journey in the profession by studying physiotherapy in Manchester, UK. “I’ve had an appetite to know more and improve my skills since the day I qualified, I went on every course I could and pretty quickly ended up doing my master’s at King’s College in London in 2011. “What I love most about physiotherapy is unpicking the complex puzzles that dif ..read more

We’ve put together some short videos to help practitioners and the public get to know what we do, how we do it, and what drives us as an organisation. You can view the first one here ..read more

We’ve put together some short videos including one for practitioners thinking about practicing in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can view it here ..read more

Our February newsletter has been emailed to all registered physiotherapists. You can access it online by clicking here ..read more

The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has released its decision regarding the charges brought by a professional conduct committee (PCC) against physiotherapist Justin Marc Scott for sexual misconduct and inadequate/inappropriate communication. The charges related to two patient complaints; the first involving inappropriate touching and, the second involving inappropriate communication. The Tribunal found that conduct relating to the inappropriate touching was unethical, immoral and amounted to malpractice likely to bring discredit to the profession. The conduct being sufficiently seri ..read more

The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has released its decision regarding the charges brought by a professional conduct committee (PCC) against physiotherapist Lance Easton for professional misconduct. The charge related to services delivered while suspended, insufficient record keeping, treatment without requisite training, and failure to comply with general standards of care. The Tribunal found the practitioner’s conduct demonstrated a failure to understand the nature of the professional behaviour expected of physiotherapists. Whilst the Practitioner’s individual instances of miscon ..read more

Our December newsletter has been emailed to all registered physiotherapists.You can access it online by clicking here ..read more

Our November newsletter has been emailed to all registered physiotherapists.You can access it online by clicking here ..read more