Archive
Share your views on the Registration Assessment process and documentation
11 April 2019
We are inviting views on proposed revisions to the Registration Assessment process and documentation.
How touch is communicated in the context of manual therapy: New literature review published
26 March 2019
The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) and the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) have published: How is touch communicated in the context of manual therapy? A literature review by Dr Michael Concannon and Samuel Lidgley from the University of Huddersfield.
Share your views on draft approach to cancellation of hearing under Rule 19
25 March 2019
We are inviting views on the draft Practice Note: Cancellation of Hearing under Rule 19, which is intended to guide the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) through the appropriate procedure which will in turn help to ensure the PCC adopt a consistent approach to applications, while preserving the safeguards built into Rule 19.
Third annual CPD evaluation survey now open for responses
19 March 2019
The General Osteopathic Council’s 3rd annual continuing professional development (CPD) evaluation survey is now open and presents a chance for osteopaths to reflect on how prepared they are for the new scheme.
General Osteopathic Council removes Elizabeth Treadaway from its Register of osteopaths
7 March 2019
The GOsC’s Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) has found that Ms Elizabeth Treadaway, who practised in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, had been guilty of unacceptable professional conduct. The PCC decided, at its hearing on 5 February 2019, that the appropriate sanction would be to remove Ms Treadaway’s name from the Register of osteopaths.
The General Osteopathic Council removes Muhammad Mirza from its Register of osteopaths
15 February 2019
On 10 January 2019, the General Osteopathic Council’s Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) found Dr Muhammad Mirza, of Walthamstow, London, had been convicted of a criminal offence that was materially relevant to his fitness to practise.
How touch is communicated in the manual therapy context
8 February 2019
The General Osteopathic Council and the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) are collaborating on work exploring how touch is communicated in the context of manual therapy.
GOsC Council meets on 6 February
31 January 2019
The next meeting of the Council is on Wednesday 6 February at 10am at Osteopathy House.
GOsC's latest annual Fitness to Practise report available online
10 January 2019
The GOsC's Fitness to Practise Annual Report 2017-2018 has been published.
The General Osteopathic Council removes Shamim Akhtar from its Register of osteopaths
7 December 2018
At its meeting on 21 November 2018, the General Osteopathic Council decided that the Registrar should remove Shamim Akhtar from the Register of osteopaths.
