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National Council for Osteopathic Research appoints new Director
18 June 2021
Dr Jerry Draper-Rodi has been appointed as Director for the National Council for Osteopathic Research (NCOR), taking over the role from Professor Dawn Carnes.
GOsC responds to consultation on reforms for professional regulation
16 June 2021
The General Osteopathic Council has today responded to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) consultation on proposals for reforming professional regulation.
Share your views on guidance for osteopathic education
15 June 2021
We are consulting on updated Guidance for Osteopathic Pre-registration and the Standards for Osteopathic Education and Training.
General Osteopathic Council successfully prosecutes Gerard Garrote for unlawfully describing himself as an osteopath
18 May 2021
The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), the UK regulator of osteopaths, has brought a successful prosecution against Gerard Garrote, who practised in Lambeth, London, for unlawfully describing himself as an osteopath despite never having been on the GOsC’s Register of osteopaths.
GOsC launches Patient Involvement Forum
17 May 2021
The General Osteopathic Council has launched a Patient Involvement Forum to help us listen and learn from osteopathic patients.
Advertising osteopathy: GOsC issues joint message with ASA and CAP
22 April 2021
The General Osteopathic Council has issued a joint message with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) to all osteopaths, to reaffirm the standards expected when advertising osteopathy to ensure the protection of patients and the public.
Learning from COVID-19: PSA publishes report on regulators’ response
15 April 2021
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) has published ‘Learning from COVID-19’, a study of the actions taken by regulators in the first phase of the pandemic.
New fitness to practise committee members appointed
9 April 2021
The General Osteopathic Council has appointed four new members to its fitness to practise committees, effective from 1 April 2021.
GOsC welcomes consultation on proposed reforms for professional regulation
25 March 2021
The General Osteopathic Council welcomes the opportunity to further engage with the consultation process on proposals for reforming professional regulation.
General Osteopathic Council removes Salah Said from its Register of osteopaths
24 March 2021
The GOsC’s Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) has found Mr Salah Said, of Hornchurch, Essex, guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and decided that the appropriate sanction would be to remove his name from the Register of osteopaths.
