In December 2016 the WRC gave a decision that affected the Voluntary hospitals. The hospitals accepted the principle that the Clinical Measurement Physiologists grades are in actual fact under the Therapy Grades umbrella.

We had initially been denied the standardisation of annual leave on the basis that we were stand-alone and not under Therapy Grades.

The committee recognised the importance of that decision and initiated the campaign to achieve the Standardisation of AL for our grade, however Fórsa (our union) gave us a strong voice at the table.

It took years of negotiating and consultation as the employers were dragging their heels on the concession.

However, with diligence and patience, the committee with extensive union support eventually won the battle.

The annual leave entitled to our members would be not only issued but also backdated. Finally in 2020 the employers released the annual leave that had been long over-due our members.

It just reiterates the importance and benefits of joining Fórsa and the more physiologists who join Fórsa the stronger our group will be, especially in the future where we will be looking for clinical specialist roles and state registration.