Equal Opportunities and Entry to Physiotherapy Education

Abstract

The current recruitment leaflet of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy contains several sections on equal opportunities, one of which states: "The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, and the courses it approves, work towards equal opportunity of access. They welcome applicants regardless of their sex, age, race, ethnic or national origins, sexual orientation, social class, family responsibilities, political and religious beliefs". This article will address some of the issues relating to equal opportunity of access to physiotherapy education, highlighting those of sex, age and ethnic origin.