A warm welcome to the Private Physiotherapy Educational Foundation

We further physiotherapy knowledge and skills for the benefit of the public

We help physiotherapy make a difference

PPEF’s Charitable Objective

Our main objective is the advancement of research and education in the field of physiotherapy for the benefit of the public.

We do this by supporting education and research in physiotherapy to benefit

Physiotherapy patients to improve their quality of life

People (professionally qualified or not) providing paid or voluntary care to any person in need of physiotherapy

We also promote research and its dissemination to the wider public.

‘PPEF is a charitable trust dedicated to making a difference in physiotherapy’

What do we support?

PPEF awards grants widely within the physiotherapy profession to applications that fall within its objects. PPEF also works closely with Physio First but is independent from that organisation.

  • Post graduate physiotherapy education and research that benefits the public and / or the patient
  • Physiotherapy-led research
  • Novice researchers
  • Cutting edge / innovative research with sound methodology
  • Those working individually or as part of a small organisation
  • Applicants who have adequate backup and support when undertaking research projects
  • Applicants undertaking MSc or PhD programmes
  • Applicants who share their work at conferences in the UK or internationally

Our membership and becoming a member

Membership of a charity such as PPEF can bring real benefits both to the work of the charity and for society in general. When a charity’s members are active in shaping the agenda and objectives of their charity, the trustee body is refreshed and its accountability to its members is improved.

Membership is a common governance model in the Charity sector. Its popularity looks likely to continue – The Charity Commission estimates that approximately 80,000 charities have a membership structure.

Help to Shape your profession

Their research indicated that charities with members overwhelmingly saw the role of membership as positive, with 84% of charities with individual members and 81% with corporate members stating that their members made a useful contribution to the running of the charity.

The background of PPEF

ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE BENEVOLENCE OF A TRULY GREAT MAN

PPEF was founded in 2001 as a Registered Charity and a Limited Company. The Charity owes its formation to its benefactor Kenneth Balfour who wished to leave a large part of his estate to the Organisation of Physiotherapists in Private Practice, the OCPPP; (the previous name of Physio First). PPEF awards grants widely within the physiotherapy profession to applications that fall within its objects. PPEF also works closely with Physio First but is independent from that organisation.