We set and monitor practice standards and provide guidance to osteopaths to ensure that patients receive high-quality care.

The Osteopathic Practice Standards set out the standards expected of osteopaths and include guidance to assist osteopaths in meeting these standards. The purpose of the standards is to ensure quality care for patients and to protect them from harm.

The standards are arranged under four main themes:

The Osteopathic Practice Standards are also available to download in Welsh. Mae’r Safonau Ymarfer Osteopathig ar gael yn y Gymraeg. 

If a patient or member of the public believes an osteopath has failed to meet any of the standards we set, we can provide advice and, where appropriate, guidance about making a formal complaint.

Download the OPS as PDF