We are committed to working with osteopaths, patients, other healthcare professionals and all those with an interest in osteopathic care and the work of the GOsC. Through consultations we invite your views when we are planning new areas of work or changing the way we do things. We always welcome suggestions for improving the way we do things and we tell you below about how you can send us feedback.
In this section of the website, you can find information about our current consultations and how you can give us your views; our past consultations; updates on any developments arising from past consultations; and our responses to other organisations.
At the moment we are seeking views on a discussion document about our CPD scheme.
From all sections of the website you can email us to let us know what you think about the information there; you can also use the form on our Contact us page to ask us questions, let us know if you haven't found the information you want or to let us know if you have found anything on this website particularly helpful.
For details of forthcoming Council and Education Committee meetings that are open to the public visit our Meetings page. When we have other forthcoming events, details will be available here.
The Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) considered carefully the responses to its consultation on changing the way witnesses give evidence at hearings when it met on 17 October 2011 and decided that there should be no change to the current procedure under which witnesses of fact read out their statements, copies of which have been provided to the panels and parties.
The consultation was undertaken by the PCC as a committee of the GOsC created by statute and independent of the GOsC in making decisions on the cases that come before it and in deciding its own procedures (unless specified in the relevant statutory rules) including the way in which witnesses give evidence.
The members of the PCC concluded that, taking into account the public interest and fairness to the parties, the arguments against the change outweighed those in favour of it. The Committee also took full account of the fact that there had been an overwhelming response against the proposed change, including from osteopaths, from those who often represent the parties and from the GOsC’s own Fitness to Practise Policy Committee. The PCC considered that it would be inappropriate to take forward a change which does not have support from these groups or from the GOsC.