General Osteopathic Council

About us

The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) regulates the practice of osteopathy in the United Kingdom.  By law osteopaths must be registered with the GOsC in order to practise in the UK.

  • annual report coverThe GOsC keeps the Register of all those permitted to practise osteopathy in the UK.
  • We work with the public and osteopathic profession to promote patient safety by registering qualified professionals and we set, maintain and develop standards of osteopathic practice and conduct.
  • We help patients with any concerns or complaints about an osteopath and have the power to remove from the Register any osteopaths who are unfit to practise.
  • We also assure the quality of osteopathic education and ensure that osteopaths undertake continuing professional development.

Patient and Public Partnership Group

We are currently inviting patients and members of the public to join our Patient and Public Partnership Group to provide a patient and public perspective on our work and assist in developing GOsC communication materials. For further information about joining the group visit our Patient and Public Partnership page.

Annual Report

Each year, we produce a formal report outlining the work we have done in the preceding year.  These are available in the Annual Reports section. Our latest annual report covers the year 2010-2011.

Feedback

We welcome comments and feedback about this website and the information on it. If you have any comments or if you have not been able to find the information you want in this section or on the website as a whole, please contact us by using the form on the Contact us page or by emailing info@osteopathy.org.uk.