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Sussex osteopath removed from the GOsC Register

5 February 2016

The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), the UK regulator for osteopaths, has removed Martyn Langton from Crawley in Sussex, from its Register.

A GOsC Professional Conduct Committee found Mr Langton guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.

In a serious breach of professional standards and patient trust, it was found that Mr Langton had entered into a sexual relationship with a patient, and in the full knowledge that the patient was vulnerable over and above the implicit vulnerability of a patient.

In deciding the appropriate sanction, the Professional Conduct Committee, chaired by Mr Andy Skelton, found that “the only means of protecting the public and maintaining public confidence in the profession, in this instance, is by way of removal”.

In reaching this decision the Committee considered that Mr Langton’s failings, coupled with his attitudinal issues, insufficient insight, remorse and remediation were such that they are fundamentally incompatible with him remaining on the Register.

Mr Langton is now unable to practise as an osteopath.

He has 28 days to appeal his removal from the Register, during which time Mr Langton is suspended from the statutory Register of osteopaths with immediate effect.

ENDS

For further information, contact: The GOsC Press Office Tel: 020 7357 6655 x245 Email: pressoffice@osteopathy.org.uk

NOTES TO EDITORS

1. The full decision is available at: www.osteopathy.org.uk/news-and-resources/document-library/about-the-gosc/martyn-langton-pcc-decision-29012016/

2. Mr Langton’s registration number was 6206.

3. 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.

4. Information on how we deal with concerns or complaints about osteopaths is available at: http://www.osteopathy.org.uk/standards/complaints/our-complaints-process/