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      <title><![CDATA[Our statement on the sentencing of Jonathan Monsen]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jonathan Monsen was sentenced to 3 years and 9 months on 5 June 2026 at Isleworth Crown Court in London and is immediately and permanently on the sex offender register]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[GOsC joins commitment by UK regulators to tackle racism in health and social care]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The General Osteopathic Council has signed a commitment, with other UK health and social care regulators, to nine shared anti-racism principles aimed at tackling racism in the workplace at every level of the health and social care system. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Annual concerns report published]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We’ve published the latest annual independent report by the National Council of Osteopathic Research (NCOR) which annually reviews the types of concerns raised about osteopaths and osteopathic services.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[GOsC welcomes new Council Associate]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stephanie Jenkins  joins our Council Associates programme following a successful recruitment campaign.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Scottish Council member appointed]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We are delighted to announce the appointment to Council of Katie Oswell  who joined the GOsC Council from 1 February 2026.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[General Osteopathic Council accepts offer for sale of headquarter building]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An offer to purchase our office building has been accepted following a decision by Council.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Osteopathic education provider College of Osteopaths to close and the University of Derby to continue teaching out the course]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The College of Osteopaths will close on 28 February 2026, and the University of Derby, the current awarding body, will now also continue to deliver the osteopathy course for students from 1 March 2026.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Joint statement on use of AI in health and care professional education is published]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The General Osteopathic Council has published a joint statement on principles relating to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education and training, together with five other health and care regulators.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Protecting the osteopathic title:  A joint message from the General Osteopathic Council and the Advertising Standards Authority]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) work together to highlight and reaffirm the high standards we all promote in relation to advertising osteopathy to the public to ensure it is responsible and it is not misleading.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Our statement on reports of Jeffrey Epstein funding osteopathy course for Reinaldo Avila da Silva]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We are aware of media reports that the husband of Peter Mandelson, Reinaldo Avila da Silva, was in receipt of funds from Jeffrey Epstein to fund an osteopathy course in the UK in 2009.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Torben Hersborg removed from GOsC Register for sexual misconduct]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) has removed Torben Hersborg from its Register of osteopaths.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tell us what you think of the Osteopathic Practice Standards]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We have launched a call for feedback on the Osteopathic Practice Standards (OPS) to help inform how they should be updated.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[GOsC publishes Fitness to Practise report for 2024-25]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Our latest Fitness to Practise Annual Report explains how we handle fitness to practise concerns we receive and the timescales for managing those concerns. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sector-wide consent principles launched to enhance patient safety ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New sector-wide consent principles, produced in partnership with health professional regulators and leading patient voices, have been published.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Celebrating new roles for past Council Associates]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Two of our previous Council Associates have recently accepted new non-executive roles, demonstrating the positive impact of our programme. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[General Osteopathic Council successfully prosecutes Lilly Iaschelcic for unlawfully using the title ‘osteopath’]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), the UK regulator of osteopaths, has successfully prosecuted Lilly Iaschelcic for unlawfully describing herself as an osteopath after being removed from the Register.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[General Osteopathic Council to sell its office building]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We will be listing the office for sale as part of our drive to improve efficiency and continue to provide value for money to osteopaths. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whistleblowing disclosures joint report for 2025 published]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We’ve published the 2024-25 joint report on whistleblowing disclosures, together with eight other healthcare professional regulators.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Council member appointed]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We are delighted to announce the appointment to Council of David Propert, who joined the GOsC Council from 1 September 2025.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Annual Report and Accounts for 2024-25 published]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We have published our latest Annual Report and Accounts, providing an overview of our work and the financial report for 2024-25.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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