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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.
Regulation in a post-COVID-19 world: briefing paper published
11 March 2021
Nockolds solicitors has published a regulatory briefing paper: Keeping Regulation Relevant.
Final issue of The Osteopath out now
3 March 2021
A new approach: embracing more ways of listening and engaging
Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion demonstrated through new draft framework
8 February 2021
The GOsC’s Council considered a new draft Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Framework for 2021-24 at its latest meeting.
GOsC’s Council approves Business Plan for 2021-22
5 February 2021
The Business Plan for 2021-22 details activity to be undertaken over the coming year towards achieving the GOsC’s four Strategic Goals and was approved by GOsC’s Council at its recent meeting
GOsC Council holds first meeting of 2021
4 February 2021
The GOsC’s Council met for the first time this year and considered GOsC’s activities across the coming year and beyond.
COVID-19: GOsC statement on use of PPE while treating patients
2 February 2021
We have recently seen an increase in the number of concerns raised with us about osteopaths not using, or not implementing public health guidance, around personal protective equipment (PPE) as part of the process of infection control. This raises concerns about risks to patients and the wider public due to the spread of this highly infectious disease.
