Alison White to be new Chair of the General Osteopathic Council
22 November 2011
The GOsC is pleased to announce the appointment of Alison White as Chair. She will take up the post on 1 April 2012.
The General Osteopathic Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Alison White as the new Chair of Council. The General Osteopathic Council is the statutory regulator for the osteopathic profession in the UK.
Alison, who formally takes up the post on 1 April 2012, is a Chartered Director and Chartered Management Accountant. She has held a number of senior posts including Chief Executive of the National Pharmacy Association and Interim Chief Executive of the General Dental Council. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. Her career included 25 years with the Royal Mail Group starting as a counter clerk and leaving as a director of one of its national businesses.
She succeeds the current Chair Professor Adrian Eddleston, whose term of office will come to an end next year.
Commenting on her appointment Alison White said:
“I am delighted to have been appointed as Chair of the General Osteopathic Council.
I am very much looking forward to working with the profession, the Council, the staff and other stakeholders, to continue to raise the standards of osteopathic practice for the benefit of patients. Through addressing the challenges facing all healthcare regulators, I also want to see GOsC adding value, not only to the regulation of osteopaths, but in contributing to the development of the wider regulatory landscape.”
Adrian Eddleston, said:
"Alison brings a wealth of appropriate experience, knowledge and understanding to GOsC. Having had the privilege to serve as Chair for the past four years, I am confident she will successfully lead the Council through the next phase of its development."
Alison White has been appointed for a term of four years from 1 April 2012 to
31 March 2016 for which the remuneration is £22,440 per annum.
She also holds other current ministerial appointments with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, HM Courts and Tribunals Service and the Rural Payments Agency.
ENDS
Notes to Editors
The appointment has been made by the Appointments’ Commission’s Health and Social Care Appointments Committee in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments Code of Practice. All non-executive appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations there is a requirement for appointees political activity (if any declared) to be made public.
Alison White has declared no political activity.
Remuneration received for other ministerial appointments is:
| HM Courts and Tribunals Service – Ministry of Justice | £8,000 per annum |
| Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust – Department of Health | £6,096 per annum |
| Rural Payments Agency – DEFRA | £3,000 per annum |
The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) has a statutory duty to regulate the practice of osteopathy in the UK. Osteopaths must be registered with the GOsC in order to practise in the UK. We work with the public and the profession to promote patient safety by:
- registering qualified professionals
- setting, maintaining and developing standards of osteopathic practice and conduct
- assuring the quality of osteopathic education
- ensuring continuing professional development
- helping patients with concerns or complaints about an osteopath.
The statutory Register of Osteopaths provides a geographical index of all practising osteopaths, and is available to the general public and to healthcare providers online at: www.osteopathy.org.uk/register-search
For further information contact:
The GOsC Press Office
Tel: 020 7357 6655 x245
Email: pressoffice@osteopathy.org.uk
