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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.

The following individuals have been appointed to the Investigating Committee for a four-year term:

  • Adam Fiske (osteopath)
  • Eleanor Harding (lay)
  • Laura Heskins (lay)
  • James Hurden (osteopath).

The Investigating Committee carries out the initial investigation of a complaint against an osteopath when there is an allegation of serious unacceptable conduct, professional incompetence or matters relating to ill health.

The following individuals have been appointed to the Professional Conduct Committee, also for a term of four years:

  • Claire Cheetham (osteopath)
  • Tracy Davies (osteopath)
  • Barry Kleinberg (osteopath)
  • Morag Mackellar (lay)
  • Mark Osborne (lay).

The Professional Conduct Committee hears cases concerning serious unacceptable conduct, incompetence or criminal convictions. If the Committee finds any such case proved, it imposes an appropriate sanction on the osteopath.

Committee members are appointed by the Privy Council, following an open recruitment process undertaken by the GOsC and scrutinised by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care.

ENDS

For further information contact:

The GOsC Press Office
Tel: 020 7357 6655 x245
Email: pressoffice@osteopathy.org.uk

Notes to Editors

1. For more information about the GOsC’s Committees see: http://www.osteopathy.org.uk/about-us/the-organisation/committees/

2. The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) has a statutory duty to regulate the practice of osteopathy in the UK. Osteopaths must be registered with the GOsC in order to practise in the UK. We work with the public and the profession to promote patient safety by:

  • registering qualified professionals
  • setting, maintaining and developing standards of osteopathic practice and conduct
  • assuring the quality of osteopathic education
  • ensuring continuing professional development
  • helping patients with concerns or complaints about an osteopath.

3. The statutory Register of osteopaths provides a geographical index of all practising osteopaths, and is available to the general public and to healthcare providers online at: http://www.osteopathy.org.uk/register-search/