Membership

Membership Categories

All full members of ACPAT must be annually subscribing full practising members of the CSP. Those members practising physiotherapy on humans must be registered with the HPC. Category A and Category B members are required to have Professional & Public Liability Indemnity in order to practise on animals.

There are differing categories of membership:

Category A Membership

Category A membership is available to Chartered Physiotherapists who have through supervised clinical training and/or postgraduate qualification demonstrated competence in the administration of physiotherapy to animals via a recognised ACPAT upgrading route.

Category A members working exclusively with animals are not required to be HPC registered.

This category is restricted to residents of the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man who have completed a recognised ACPAT upgrading route.

Please click here for information about recognised ACPAT upgrading routes prior to 2009.

Category B Membership

Category B membership is available to members who meet one of the following:

Criteria 1

• Chartered Physiotherapists resident in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and do not qualify for classification under Category A.

Criteria 2

• Chartered Physiotherapists who do not qualify for classification under Category A whilst they are students on an ACPAT approved course.
• Chartered Physiotherapists who have been accepted or who are waiting to obtain a position on a training course. NB Chartered Physiotherapists may remain as Category B members for a maximum of 3 years. During this time they should have evidence of trying to obtain a place on a training course.
• Physiotherapists who have trained outside the UK but who are members of the CSP and HPC and who comply with the other Category B criteria.

Category C Membership

Category C membership is available to Chartered Physiotherapists who are members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy but not practising in the animal field. Category C membership is also open to Veterinary Surgeons and other para veterinary professionals. It is open to students and other interested persons at the discretion of the ACPAT Executive Committee.

Category C members will receive the ACPAT magazine, access to the members only section of the website and discretionary prices on non-hands on ACPAT courses.

Category C members will not have any voting rights and are not allowed to use the letters ACPAT, or the ACPAT logo.

Chartered Physiotherapists who wish to start practising in the animal field, including work-shadowing, must contact the  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  to upgrade to Category B membership before undertaking such activities.