Archive
New Committee members appointed to General Osteopathic Council
6 April 2016
The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) is pleased to announce the appointment of four lay and five osteopath members to two of its committees charged with handling complaints about osteopaths’ practice, the Investigating and Professional Conduct Committees.
GOsC launches consultation on draft guidance for osteopathy students and educational institutions
1 April 2016
The General Osteopathic Council today launched consultations on four sets of draft guidance aimed at osteopathy students and osteopathic educational institutions and would welcome the views of the public, the osteopathy profession and other interested parties.
New Council members appointed to General Osteopathic Council
23 March 2016
The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) is pleased to announce the appointment of members to its reconstituted 10-member Council.
GOsC committees hear updates on new CPD scheme and Osteopathic Practice Standards review
4 March 2016
Two of our committees met this week to consider a range of issues including oversight of the development of the new CPD scheme and the forthcoming review of guidance for students and osteopathic educational institutions on fitness to practise, and health and disability.
The value of local osteopathic groups: see the new issue of ‘the osteopath’
26 February 2016
Half the UK’s osteopaths belong to local osteopathic groups and regional societies, whose importance to the profession is our focus in the February/March issue of the osteopath.
Sussex osteopath removed from the GOsC Register
5 February 2016
The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), the UK regulator for osteopaths, has removed Martyn Langton from Crawley in Sussex, from its Register.
GOsC Council to consider new Corporate Strategy on 4 February
27 January 2016
A new corporate strategy for the GOsC, for 2016-2019, will be considered by the Council at its next meeting. Council will also be asked for decisions on the GOsC Business Plan and Budget for 2016-2017.
Osteopathic Leadership Programme success
12 January 2016
All 20 of the participants in the first Osteopathic Leadership Programme – a partnership between the Osteopathic Development Group and the Open University to help osteopaths gain leadership skills and apply them for the benefit of the profession – have completed the programme successfully.
New international osteopathic resource
1 January 2016
A new website is aiming to highlight international developments in osteopathic practice, for the benefit of the profession in the UK.
BSO is granted degree-awarding powers
26 November 2015
The British School of Osteopathy (BSO) will in future be able to develop and validate its own degree programmes, and it will also receive direct funding for its students and courses.
