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Council Elections - Student Members There are two places for student physiotherapists on the CSP Council, starting in September with the new Council year. Three nominations have been received and details of the candidates are given here. Only accredited student members of the CSP are eligible to vote for them, and ballot papers will be distributed individually. The closing date for this ballot is May 20, 1988. CHAMBERLAIN, ALAN. CSP student no 4070. Bath School of Physiotherapy (1st year). Other qualifications: Registered General Nurse. Positions held: School prefect, house foot- ball captain. On completion of education, applied locally to the Lancaster School of Nursing, and the Royal Naval School of Nurses for Registered General Nurse Training Following successful application, I entered the Royal Naval School of Nursing and completed Registered General Nurse Training in 1983 Post-registration experience includes orthopaedics and general surgery followed by 18 months in accident and emergency at the Royal Naval Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire Sport and social interestiactivities football, squash, running, skiing Local housing management committee chairman Executive Committee Since the Annual Delegate Conference last June the Student Executive Committee has met twice, on October 1 and January 22. It has been involved in discussions about clinical education, preparing the next annual delegate conference, reviewing the constitu- tion and student membership, to name a few issues. The committee has invited Mrs Sherry Wootton (IPSA UK), Miss Lesley Dawson (president of the Students Board) and Sam Akinlade (NUS National Executive) to serve as co-opted members. At their meeting on October 1 members were elected to the following positions: Chairman Janet Pickersgill (NLSP) Vice-chairman John Martin (Ulster) Secretary Jose Hills (Oswestry) Treasurer lain Lawrie (Glasgow) Public relations Welfare officer Kevin Foreman (Liverpool) NUS liaison officer Sheila Bremner (Aberdeen) Members of the Executive Committee will be happy to answer any queries or raise issues at the meetings. They may be contacted directly or c/o Chris Bond at the CSP. Minutes of meetings are sent to delegates with their newsletrer and are available to student members on request. officer Bernie Jennings (MRI) (1984-86). Hospital social club vice- chairman (1 983-85). Statement of Policy 1. To support and continue to build on the foundations laid by the current student members on the CSP Council. 2. While local area meetings remain successful, I would like to expand on this nationally. I would require the introduction of a system of meetings to occur during the latter part of the summer term, a final condensed report on the above meetings then being represented at Council level. In this way an individual student, to have views and ideas represented without entering direct correspondence with student members on Council, need only approach a local CSP delegate. 3. Education and the future of the physiotherapy student: I wish to increase student awareness of current issues and proposals, particularly in education, hopefully encouraging students to play a more active role in influencing the future of the physiotherapy student. 4. To develop a form of 'Introduction to Physiotherapy' course aimed at school A-level students (and others), to help in their decision whether to be or not to be a physiotherapist. 5. The NHS and its future: Do allied professions and their students have a voice? Can they influence the future of the NHS? These are questions that require asking and their answers obtaining. I propose to relay these types of questions and answers to and from the CSP Council and the CSP student members. KING, ANDREW. CSP student no 1921. Royal Orthopaedic School of Physiotherapy, Birmingham (2nd year). Other qualifications: BA (Oxford University). Positions held: RDH CSP Student representative (1987-88). Newly elected chairman for meetings of Midland region CSP Reps. President of Graduate Representative Council, Oxford University, sitting on University's executive board, Hebdomadal Council (1985-86). Statement of Policy The students' representatives on Council must be the means of improving communica- tions between students and our profession's governing body, particularly in the subjects of most interest to students: aducation, clinical supervision, career opportunities and the future direction of the profesion. They must be ready to put forward student views, if necessary with some vigour, especially at a time of proposals by some health authorities to cut spending on education. They must try to encourage open- mindedness in the profession with regard to interaction with other paramedical professions and therapies. They must be available, ready to receive and pass on the views and concerns of students, and to work with the Student Executive Committee and school delegates for improved communications between the different schools and regions. PHILLIPS, TREVOR MICHAEL. CSP student no 2689. Guy's Hospital School of Physiotherapy (2nd year). Other qualifications: BSc(Hons) Medical Biochemistry. Positions currently held: Chairman, LSPO (London Schools of Physiotherapy Organ- isation). Joint-chairman, IPSA London Committee (International Physiotherapy Students Association). Member, IPSA International Working-party on Policy and Constitution. Statement of Policy I believe that the successful candidates should be a means of valuable two-way communication between the CSP and its student members and that they should faithfully represent the views of all British physiotherapy students within Council and its committees with particular reference to: 1. Ensuring that the standards of pre- registration training are increased and that students are given opportunities to state their views of the present curriculum. 2. Ensuring that students' concerns about the proposed cut-backs and closures of training schools by the NHS should be voiced and that action should be taken. 3. Encouraging official recognition and support for inter-school and international contact between physiotherapy students. The CSP must be forward-looking in terms of pre- and post-registration training, pay, conditions of employment and recognition by other health care professions in order to encourage its members to remain within the profession and so guarantee our futures as members of that profession. 124 physiotherapy, March 1988, vol 74, no 3
