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The role of quality assurance in osteopathic education
16 January 2025
Steven Bettles talks about the importance of quality assuring osteopathic education and the role this plays in ensuring patient safety is at the heart of everything we do at the GOsC.
How can osteopaths support the development of osteopathic education?
15 February 2022
We encourage osteopaths interested in becoming quality assurance Visitors to make an application before 4 March. In this blog Kabir explains what it means to be a Visitor and how to apply.
Part Six: Thinking about professional boundaries: what would you do?
7 December 2021
GOsC Policy Manager Steven Bettles shares the final scenario in this series for you to consider, as well as providing a response to last month’s scenario.
Part Five: Thinking about professional boundaries: what would you do?
10 November 2021
GOsC Policy Manager Steven Bettles shares the fifth in a series of scenarios for you to consider, as well as providing a response to last month’s scenario.
Part Four: Thinking about professional boundaries: what would you do?
11 October 2021
GOsC Policy Manager Steven Bettles shares the fourth in a series of scenarios for you to consider, as well as providing a response to last month’s scenario.
Part Three: Thinking about professional boundaries: what would you do?
13 September 2021
GOsC Policy Manager Steven Bettles shares the third in a series of scenarios for you to consider, as well as providing a response to last month’s scenario.
Do you have a view on osteopathic education?
10 September 2021
Steven Bettles, GOsC Policy Manager, highlights the key issues in the GOPRE consultation; which includes clinical experience; research skills; leadership and management skills; a greater focus on equality, diversity and inclusion; and more.
Part Two: Thinking about professional boundaries: what would you do?
11 August 2021
GOsC Policy Manager Steven Bettles shares the second in a series of scenarios for you to consider, as well as providing a response to the first scenario.
What causes concerns? Reflections on the latest NCOR concerns and complaints report
10 August 2021
Fiona explores what we can learn from the latest sector-wide report from the National Council for Osteopathic Research (NCOR), prepared by Professor Dawn Carnes. The report collates anonymised data on the types of concerns received by the insurers, the Institute of Osteopathy (the professional membership body), and also the GOsC.
