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Last chance to comment on Conditions of Practice guidance
29 September 2015
The closing date for our consultation on draft guidance for the GOsC’s Health Committee on conditions that may be imposed on an osteopath’s practice is 6 October 2015.
Osteopathy patients invited to share stories
21 September 2015
Nine out of ten patients think it is important to give feedback to an osteopath about their experience of osteopathic treatment. If you would find it difficult to do that directly or you feel that your story would be of interest to all osteopaths you can give feedback anonymously to the National Council for Osteopathic Research (NCOR) through a dedicated website.
Alison White reappointed as GOsC Chair
10 September 2015
Alison White has been reappointed as Chair of the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) for a second term of four years, from 1 April 2016.
Tell us what you think...
2 September 2015
…about our new draft guidance for the GOsC’s Health Committee on conditions that may be imposed on an osteopath’s practice.
August/September issue of the osteopath out now
17 August 2015
More findings from our recent research into patient and public perceptions of osteopathy are highlighted in our leading article, ‘What do patients expect from their treatment?’ In it we look at what new patients want to know on their first visit.
Do you think the GOsC Council should be smaller?
5 August 2015
The Department of Health (England) has launched a consultation on reducing the size of the GOsC Council from 14 to 10 members.
Choosing an osteopath: what information helps?
16 July 2015
Your views are sought by the Osteopathic Development Group for their Osteopathic Patient Opinion Survey.
Register of osteopaths reaches 5,000
3 July 2015
Today the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) Register of osteopaths has reached the 5,000 mark, and is set to rise further over the summer as the 2015 student cohort of osteopathy graduates joins the profession.
GOsC continues to be an effective regulator
26 June 2015
A review by the independent Professional Standards Authority (PSA) – the body responsible for monitoring the performance of UK healthcare professional regulators – has found that the General Osteopathic Council continues to meet all the PSA’s Standards of Good Regulation.
