Archive
Read about our work in 2015-2016
9 September 2016
The GOsC’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2015-16 provides an overview of our work during this period as well as the financial report for the year.
New consultation on voluntary removal from the Register of osteopaths
1 September 2016
We are consulting on new guidance about the factors that the GOsC Registrar will take into consideration when an osteopath requests to be removed from the Register of osteopaths (voluntary removal) and would welcome your views.
Vacancies for education visitors/registration assessors
12 August 2016
We are now recruiting for six osteopaths to take on the dual roles of education visitor and registration assessor.
GOsC meets all standards of good regulation
5 July 2016
A review by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) – the body responsible for monitoring the performance of UK healthcare professional regulators – has found that the General Osteopathic Council has for the sixth consecutive year met all the PSA’s Standards of Good Regulation.
Bournemouth osteopath removed from GOsC Register for persistent dishonesty
23 June 2016
The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), the UK regulator for osteopaths, has removed Nigel Graham of Bournemouth from its Register. Mr Graham is now unable to practise as an osteopath.
Building the evidence: 'the osteopath' for June/July
15 June 2016
An app that collects feedback directly from patients to demonstrate the outcomes of osteopathic care is the focus of our leading article, which includes an osteopath’s experience of adopting the app.
New GOsC guidance for witnesses
19 May 2016
Witnesses at fitness to practise hearings play a vital role in helping the GOsC to maintain public safety.
First meeting for new GOsC Council on 5 May 2016
27 April 2016
A proposal to establish a single Policy Advisory Committee covering the work of the existing policy committees is one of the papers the new Council will consider.
Raising our standards: our standards review in 'the osteopath' for April/May
20 April 2016
Have you added your voice to our review of the Osteopathic Practice Standards yet? Five years after they were first developed, we’re taking a critical look at the standards, their accompanying guidance and the resources we provide to help you meet them – we want to know where and how you think we can make improvements.
GOsC Corporate Strategy 2016-2019 published
19 April 2016
The latest version of the GOsC’s Corporate Strategy sets out what we aim to achieve over the next three years and while much of our activity, such as maintaining the Register and dealing with complaints, remains unchanged, the strategy does set out new areas of work.
